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World Cup Qualifiers | Could not qualify for World Cup; Nigerian fans storm the stadium

Nigerian fans storm the stadium after Qatar failed to qualify for the World Cup. Nigeria were held to a 1-1 draw in the second quarter of the World Cup qualifier against Ghana. Ghana won the toss and elected to field. The fans then stormed the stadium.

The match was played at the Abuja National Stadium in Nigeria. Police fired tear gas to disperse the fans. There are reports that Nigerian fans have come out to attack the players and fans of the Ghana team.

Midfielder Thomas Party scored for Ghana in the 10th minute. In the 22nd minute, Nigerian defender William Trust equalized. But Nigeria were unable to overcome the Ghanaian defense and score the winning goal. With this, their World Cup dream came to an end.

Shortly after the final whistle was blown, Nigerian fans descended on the ground. The Ghanaian players had to stay in their dressing room until the fans’ protest subsided.

FIFA World Cup | Ronaldo to Portugal World Cup; They beat North Macedonia by two unanswered goals

Portugal beat North Macedonia in World Cup qualifier play-off final Portugal qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by winning by two unanswered goals. Both of Portugal’s goals came from Bruno Fernandez.

Cristiano Ronaldo arrives in Qatar for his fifth World Cup. Macedonia did not see any superiority over Portugal in overthrowing Italy.

Portugal scored the first goal in the 32nd minute of the match against North Macedonia, who beat Italy to reach the play – off final. Bruno’s goal was scored by a mistake by North Macedonia captain Stefan Ristovsky.

Bruno grabbed Ristovsky’s back pass, passed the ball to Ronaldo, and shook the net from the Portuguese captain’s return pass.

Portugal scored their second goal in the 65th minute through Bruno. Bruno once again shook the North Macedonian net from a counter-attack that started with a superb tackle by Pepe. Diego Jotta provided the assist for the goal.

North Macedonia, ranked 67th in the world, advanced to the play – offs after beating two former world champions in Group J this time. The world of football was waiting to see if the coup against Portugal would be repeated as they had beaten Germany first and then Italy in the group.

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