FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Primeira Liga - FC Porto v Pacos de Ferreira - Estadio do Dragao, Porto, Portugal - March 14, 2021 FC Porto's Pepe celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Portugal central defender Pepe will miss their opening 2022 World Cup qualifiers after picking up an injury playing for his club Porto, the country's football association (FPF) has said.
"The FPF medical staff has deemed Pepe unfit to play against Azerbaijan on March 24, Serbia on March 27 and Luxembourg three days later," the country's soccer governing body said on its website.
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