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World Cup Qualifiers - Will Portugal play better without Ronaldo? Italy is not worth looking forward to.

5:15am, 17 November 2025【Football】

It’s the final round of the World Cup qualifying group stage.

The teams that can qualify from the group stage and advance to the World Cup main round have basically been settled, and some teams are destined to play in the more brutal play-offs.

One drink and one peck are all determined.

For Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo's elbow turned red and he was suspended for this game. As for the number of additional games to be suspended, it has not yet been determined, and FIFA has not made an announcement. However, based on previous similar situations, there is a high probability that he will be suspended for 2 or 3 games.

As for some of the farce in the past few days, to sum up, Portugal coach Martinez said that Ronaldo was just trying to get rid of the opponent's entanglement. The red card was too harsh. If it were any other player, he would have fallen to the ground and taken a penalty kick.

Well, I hope what he said is not ironic, so it seems that the person with the most penalty kicks is the one in his mouth.

Then, the Portuguese Football Association said that it had prepared materials to appeal to the National Football Federation. Who is not a child? Why should they be punished so severely? Can't you give me a warning?

Then, Morgan, who was determined to get Ronaldo's traffic, came again. Anyway, this guy has been counting on Ronaldo's traffic for his whole life, so he came over after smelling the smell.

As for whether it is professional or not, whether it really understands football, it doesn’t matter. Just do good marketing and get enough traffic. In the end, it doesn’t matter whether there is a backlash or whether it is flooded. Making money is enough. No matter what MMP you say, he is happy in his heart.

Italy has to swallow its own bitter pill. The boy who scored the goal cannot score the goal, and the opportunity given to you is not used to the extreme, so you can't blame others; as for what coach Gennaro Gattuso said in the press conference, complaining about South America's too many quotas, just think of him as incompetent and furious, and ignore it completely.

Today’s matchup requires a higher level of fighting spirit. Some of the star players of the teams that have already qualified have returned to their clubs.

Teams that can qualify if they win will strive to complete their success in one game.

It depends on who can have the last laugh.

Portugal VS Armenia

This game looks very important to Portugal, but in fact it is not that outrageous. Even if it really fails to defeat its opponent in an upset, it can basically qualify.

The key point is, will Portugal play better without Ronaldo, or will it be worse?

I believe that most people believe in the former.

This issue has been discussed many times before. Ronaldo needs the ball and the number of shots too much on the court. As he grows older, his explosive power and control in front of the goal are not as good as before.

C Ronaldo needs more shots to convert into actual goals.

As a result, some young players and other shooters in the team can only get a handful of shots in a game.

If Ronaldo is in good condition, then everything is easy to say. For the benefit of the overall team, these players will not care too much about anything.

If Cristiano Ronaldo has been out of form, like in the last game, with everyone staring at him and not having many chances to score points, it would be a bit unharmonious to have unlimited firing rights under such circumstances.

So, without Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal is expected to play relatively more easily, without so many fetters.

With a relaxed mentality, the movements on the field will not be deformed and awkward, and some breakthroughs that were not possible before will probably be revealed.

In this case, I am still optimistic that Portugal will successfully win this game.

Result prediction, handicap, score 30 and 40.

Italy VS Norway

In this game, Norway will qualify directly as long as it does not lose more than 9 goals.

Therefore, in terms of mentality, it has more advantages.

Considering that Italy is under great pressure, a siege situation should still form. It depends on the quality of Norway's counterattack, or the efficiency of Haaland's counterattack.

According to the current handicap range, there is not much support for Italy.

In this game, I still expect a draw.

Result prediction, draw, score 11 and 22.

The specific combination will be updated later. I wish everyone good luck.

source:7m vn