Troubled to the end, Portugal's qualifying campaign ended with disillusionment in Lisbon against Serbia (1-2).
In the decisive match for the qualification, Cristiano Ronaldo and his family fell against the co-leader of Group A, winner thanks to a saving header from Alexandrer Mitrovic (90th), well served by his captain Dusan Tadic, who had already brought his own to height before rest (33rd).
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Everything had started well for the locals, put into orbit by the early realization of Lille's Renato Sanches (2nd).
Manhandled from start to finish, the 2016 European champions have never found the key and will have to go through a chopping block to glean their ticket for the 2022 World Cup.
For Serbia, whose explosion of joy at the end of the match was equal to the feat (first victory against Portugal), this is a second qualification in a row for the World Cup, after its elimination at the first round in 2018.