The World Cup qualifying has reached the playoff semifinal stages and one thing we know for certain is that at least one of Portugal or Italy won’t be going to Qatar 2022.
For now, we have assessed three selected clashes involving Portugal, Italy and Wales. Get our football experts’ best bets and take these three picks on betPawa using our booking code ACA0A68 which auto-fills your slip.
🧠 Recommended bets:
- BTTS in Portugal vs Turkey
- Under 2.5 goals in Wales vs Austria
- Italy HT/FT vs North Macedonia
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🏟 Portugal vs Turkey
Portugal has named a strong squad for their World Cup playoff with Turkey with a number of Premier League based players involved. Turkey has scored 12 times in their last six internationals, reinforcing their reputation as an attacking outfit that poses a serious threat to defences, but Portugal’s extra quality and know-how at this level should ensure that they advance to a final clash against either Italy or North Macedonia.
🏟 Wales vs Austria
Wales has gone unbeaten across their last 16 home outings in all competitions (W11, D5) – their longest ever such run in history. Austria comes here off the back of underwhelming recent form on the road with just two wins in six, but that sequence does include three draws inside 90 minutes. This one might go the distance and should be a cagy affair.
🏟 Italy vs North Macedonia
North Macedonia has an uphill battle on their hands if they are to upset the odds against European champions Italy. The Azzurri has conceded in nine of 12 matches since the round of 16 at Euro 2020, so they’re far from impenetrable defensively, and the Macedonians have been in fine scoring form during qualifiers. This isn’t a formality, but the best route to profit is to back Italy to win in a resounding fashion. The Italians should make it 10 wins on the bounce from matches held in Palermo and then tougher tests lie ahead in a final against either Portugal or Turkey.
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