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Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025
Bruno Fernandes scored a clinical double as Portugal beat stubborn visitors North Macedonia 2-0 to book their place in the finals.
North Macedonia knocked four-time World Cup winners Italy out in the play-off semifinal.
The Qetaifan Island North, a grand real estate project that is being developed, is expecting to host 15,000 football fans.
Italy missed out on soccer's global showpiece again after they suffered a 1-0 defeat at home to North Macedonia in Thursday's play-off semifinal.
There will be a wide range of accommodation options, including hotels, apartments, villas, fan villages and cruise ship cabins.
The Brazilian referee ruled the whole of the ball had not crossed the line and did not review the incident with the Video Assistant Referee.
Since lifting their fourth World Cup trophy in 2006, they have not played a knockout game in the showpiece event, having only won one group stage match at the finals in that time.
Peru (21 points), Colombia (20) and Chile (19) will now vie for fifth place and a play-off spot against a team from the Asian Football Confederation.
Aleksandar Trajkovski's last-gasp strike earned North Macedonia a famous win over the Azzurri.
Japan's first victory over the Socceroos in Australia since 1998 also secured Saudi Arabia's passage to Qatar and condemned Australia to a tricky path through two play-offs.
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