The former Portuguese national team player will also closely follow the performances in March next year, wishing his national team to be part of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Reminder that the pairs in the qualifying round for the World Cup were determined by drawing lots, and Macedonia will play against Italy and if it triumphs in the final, it will play the better of the match Portugal - Turkey.

Gomez, a former player of Boavista, Benfica, Fiorentina, Braga and Blackburn Rovers, is sure that Italy will beat Macedonia:

- Italy is the favorite, but we should not underestimate Macedonia, which has Elif Elmas in its ranks and who plays for Napoli. I am sure that the Italian coach Mancini will prepare the national team well for this match and in the end he will triumph.

I like the game of the Turks, but I hope that in the final for the World Cup, Portugal will face Italy.

It will not be easy for those who love football, because one of these two teams (Portugal and Italy) will be left without a place in the World Cup, and I want both to be part of that great competition - says Gomes for the Turkish media "TRT Spor".