Cristiano Ronaldo will have some more work to do if he hopes to go to his fifth World Cup with Portugal.
Serbia stunned the 2016 European champions at home, overturning an early 1–0 deficit with a dramatic 90th-minute winner from second-half substitute Aleksandar Mitrovic to shock the Lisbon crowd. Minutes later, the Serbian squad rushed the field to celebrate its World Cup berth while Portugal will head to a new playoff format that features two single-leg elimination rounds in March.
Portugal got off to an excellent start when Lille midfielder Renato Sanches scored in just the second minute for his first international goal since those fateful 2016 Euros.