Portugal’s national football team visited the Republic of Ireland for the first time since 2005. But in this away fixture, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portuguese men were only able to draw 0-0 with Stephen Kenny’s Irish national football team. So, among other qualifiers yesterday in 2022 Qatar World Cup football news, Ireland and Portugal play a scoreless tie.
The Republic of Ireland, as hosts, held guests Portugal to a 0-0 goalless draw.
This means that Sunday’s match against Serbia will now become the decider for the top spot in World Cup qualification. That is, for the national teams in Group A.
As of now, Portugal and Serbia are both on 17 points with one game left. Going ahead now, the latter will travel to Lisbon for a winner-takes-all decider.
World Cup Football News – Ireland and Portugal Play a Scoreless Tie
Fernando Santos’ Portugal side have thus far scored 16 goals in five games across all competitions.
But they could only generate two halfhearted efforts on goal, with neither going in, in a dismal outing in Dublin.
Cristiano Ronaldo came the closest to breaking the goalless deadlock in Thursday’s match. But even the all-time Best scorer in men’s international football was unable to do it.
Portugal had to send Pepe off late in the game for his two bookable offences.
Watch the highlights of the match here.
Group A Results:
Republic of Ireland 0 – 0 Portugal
