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Sorry, Cristiano, Bruno is Portugal's most important player!

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes showed why he's Portugal's most important player going into this summer's World Cup in North America by starring in a 2-1 friendly win over Chile in Lisbon on Saturday evening that featured a stupid red card for winger Rafael Leao and a worryingly ineffective display from Seleccao skipper Cristiano Ronaldo.

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We are now just over a week out from the 2026 World Cup finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico, with all 48 teams making their way to North America with dreams of glory driving them. All of the pre-qualifying favourites made it safely through, including Spain, Brazil, England, France and defending champions Argentina.

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📽️ | Casemiro escapes red card for ugly stamp against Chile

Brazil eased past Chile with a 3-0 win at the Maracana in World Cup qualifying, but the match was not without controversy. Manchester United star Casemiro was at the centre of attention after appearing to intentionally stamp on Felipe Loyola late in the first half. Despite the ugly challenge, the veteran midfielder escaped with just a yellow card and avoided dismissal.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	Deportivo Maldonado	4	3	1	0	11	4	7	10	W W D W
2	Montevideo Wanderers	4	1	3	0	6	3	3	6	D W D D
3	Montevideo City Torque	4	2	0	2	7	8	-1	6	L W W L
4	Nacional	3	2	0	1	3	4	-1	6	L W W
5	Juventud de las Piedras	2	1	0	1	4	5	-1	3	L W

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