There is plenty to think about for Seleção coach Fernando Santos after Portugal’s penultimate friendly game before naming the World Cup squad ended in a dramatic victory against Egypt in Zurich tonight.

Portugal had the better of the first half with Raphael Guerreiro and Rúben Neves standing out, but the performance level dropped after the break and Egypt took the lead through an excellent Mo Salah goal shortly before the hour mark.

A disjointed Portugal looked to be headed for defeat, until that man Cristiano Ronaldo scored two headers in stoppage time – both from crosses by substitute Ricardo Quaresma – to turn defeat into victory.

Seleção coach Fernando Santos famously promised during the European Championship in France two years ago that he would only be returning to Portugal the day after the final had been played and would be received in celebration. Dito e Feito.

At yesterday’s press conference ahead of the Egypt and Netherlands friendly matches, Santos again showed ambition in setting out the goal ahead of the Russia World Cup, saying “Portugal does not have a dream, it has a clear objective, which is to fight for victory at the World Cup.”

As for the significance of the two upcoming games in terms of deciding the final 23-man squad, Santos insisted it was not ‘make or break’ for players hoping to book their place on the plane.