Portugal and A National Football Team will face each other in the play-off semi-finals of the World Cup Qualifications. Before the match, Portugal National Team Coach Fernando Santos and Fonte answered the questions of the press.
EXPLANATIONS OF FERNANDO SANTOS AND JOSE FONTE ARE AS FOLLOWS;
José Fonte: Final for Turkey and Portugal. It will be a tough match for both teams. We will do our best and focus on winning. We talk to Burak Yılmaz and Zeki Çelik, but we don’t give too many details. We are aware of the importance of the match. Great players. It will be a very big game, they have to protect their own team. I’m sure Burak Yılmaz will defend his country very well, and I will too. Tomorrow I’m sure there will be no friendship between us at all. We will be in maximum concentration and play against Burak and his team.
Fernando Santos: Our team is concentrated and ready for the Turkey match. We worked constantly. Our wish is to go to the World Cup. We are completely focused on the Turkey game. Turkey match will be like a final for us. In the last match, we did not win even though we did everything. We are thinking totally positive for tomorrow. I know tomorrow all my players will play for 11 million. We will give the best we can give. Football players will determine Turkey’s weaknesses or strengths. Turkish football also has a great place, they are very high quality and creative. They have an aggressive nature, they play with their hearts. They will also play for their country. We must be strong like them. Turkey has very good players who can determine the outcome. I’m sure they will do their best too. I have slight doubts about the staff. I can make changes at 11. If we had played the Serbia game better, we wouldn’t be here right now. But it’s no use going back and talking about the same things. We want to show our maximum quality and win in the Turkey match. We will play the final for 11 million. We hope to bring them happiness.