FC Porto stars shine: Poland, Denmark and Turkey reach play-off finals | OneFootball

It was a thoroughly positive day for the national teams featuring FC Porto players in the European qualifying play-off for the 2026 World Cup. Poland, Denmark and Turkey won their respective matches and secured places in the decisive finals for a spot in the final tournament.

Poland beat Albania 2-1 and moved on after coming from behind. The Polish national team will now face Sweden in the play-off final. All three FC Porto players featured in the match: Kiwior and Bednarek started, while Pietuszewski came on in the second half.

Denmark were the most convincing of the three sides, thrashing North Macedonia 4-0 to confirm qualification for the final match of this stage. Czechia are up next. Viktor Froholdt played the full 90 minutes.

Turkey, meanwhile, beat Romania 1-0 in Istanbul and remain in the fight for a place at the 2026 World Cup. Deniz Gül, the FC Porto forward, was included in Turkey’s squad for this fixture but remained on the bench. In the final, the Turks will face Kosovo.

As a result, all of Porto’s internationals still involved at this stage of qualifying ended the day with reasons to smile. All three national teams advanced to the play-off final, just one match away from confirming their place at the World Cup.

The decisive fixtures are now set: Sweden-Poland, Kosovo-Turkey and Czechia-Denmark.

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