Portugal midfielder João Moutinho has warned that they can not underestimate North Macedonia in their play-off final for a 2022 World Cup berth on Tuesday in Porto.
Portugal defeated Turkey 3-1 in their semi-final on Thursday while North Macedonia shocked European champions Italy 1-0.
“We can not be too confident,” Moutinho who was capped 143-times told reporters on Saturday.
“We have players who simply must be at the World Cup. But that is not enough, we must show on the pitch that we are better.
“We may not get many scoring opportunities because they defend very well. We saw that against Italy.”
Portugal are aiming for a sixth straight and eighth overall place at the World Cup.
North Macedonia have never played at the global event, but were at the Euros for the first time last year.
They also won in Germany in the group stage of the 2022 World Cup qualifying competition.
