Breaking news: Ronaldo sends heart warming message to Manchester United fans after wonderful display for Portugal against Turkey yesterday.

 Cristiano Ronaldo has sent out a 

message after Portugal's World Cup 

Qualifier win over Turkey as they're 

one step away from sealing their

 ticket to Qatar.

Fernando Santos' men were facing

 tricky opponents on the night but 

went ahead in the 15th minute, courtesy

 of a goal from Otavio. Liverpool star

 Diogo Jota then extended the lead 

in the 42nd minute to put Portugal

 in control of the tie.

Burak Yilmaz pulled one back for Turkey

 with 25 minutes remaining on the clock

 as the game headed for a tense finish

. The 36-year-old had a golden chance

 in the dying moments of the game 

as the away side were awarded a penalty.

However, the Lille striker missed his 

spot kick and Matheus Nunes put the

 tie out of Turkey's reach with a goal

 in stoppage time.

Portuguese captain Cristiano Ronaldo

 issued a war cry to his team and fans

 shortly after the game was over. 

The Manchester United star said that

 the team has taken the first step in 

achieving their greatest objective, 

the World Cup.

However, he told the team to remain

 focused, respect their opponents 

and believe in their abilities as there 

is still work to be done before they 

can seal their place for Qatar.

"The first step has been taken

 towards our great objective

, towards the 2022 World Cup

. Nothing is won, nothing 

is achieved. We have to continue

 to work in a serious and focused

 way, respecting the opponent

 but always believing in 

our abilities. Power Portugal

! Go to Qatar!" (translated

 from Portuguese.)

Ronaldo and co will play the World

 Cup Qualifier final on March 

30th against North Macedonia.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal

 will have to be wary of 

North Macedonia

As stated by Cristiano Ronaldo 

in his message after the win over 

Turkey, Portugal will have to remain

 focused and respect North Macedonia

 in the crucial game next week.

Igor Angelovski's men pulled off a 

major upset as they dumped European

 Champions Italy from contention 

for a spot in Qatar.

After weathering the storm from

 Roberto Mancini's team, North 

Macedonia scored the winner 

in the 92nd minute through Aleksandar

 Trajkovski's fine strike from outside 

the box. The defeat meant that Italy

 have failed to qualify for back-

to-back World Cups.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal will

 have to be on their toes as North 

Macedonia were able to soak up 

all the pressure from Italy and deliver

 a killer blow in the dying moments

 of the match to secure the win.