Portugal beat Norway 2:1 at home and became the first team to secure a place in the Nations League quarter-finals. In the fourth match of group A4, they earned their fourth win and remain unbeaten with a perfect record. tnlive.sk (Markíza) ↗
Portugal lined up without their star captain Cristiano Ronaldo, who did not feature in the team's second match in his absence either. Nevertheless, the defending champions kept their winning streak going and confirmed their position at the top of the group. idnes.cz ↗
The match against Norway produced two goals for Portugal and a final score of 2:1. However, the home side also had to face a difficult finish, as they played the last stretch with a man disadvantage. Norway nevertheless failed to equalise, and Portugal added three more points. kultura.pravda.sk ↗
The result means Portugal have already secured a place in the knockout phase before the group's final matches. Coach Jorge Jesus's team thus continues its successful defence of the title, even without its most prominent player. n-tv ↗
In the remaining part of the group stage, Portugal will fight to keep its perfect record and the best possible position before the quarter-finals. The opponents in the knockout phase will be determined by the final group standings.
Portugal advanced to the Nations League quarter-finals even without Ronaldo
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Liga národov: Krásne góly a nervózny záver. Portugalsko opäť vyhralo a má istý postup do ďalšej fázy
tnlive.sk (Markíza)
| 23:05 04.10.
Portugalsko má postup vo vrecku. Nemecko neuspelo s prekvapením skupiny ani na druhý pokus
sport.sk
| 22:43 04.10.
Niederlande siegt knapp: Ohne Ronaldo läuft es für Portugal weiter prächtig
n-tv
| 23:11 04.10.
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