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Portugal Reach Nations League Quarter-Finals With Perfect Record
Portugal beat Norway 2-1 in a Nations League match.
Norway scored first, but João Cancelo soon tied the game.
Gonçalo Ramos scored later to give Portugal the win.
The victory means Portugal has won all four of its matches so far.
It also secured Portugal a place in the quarter-finals.
Cristiano Ronaldo was not with the team after leaving the squad the previous week.
Portugal’s coach, Jorge Jesus, said he believed in the team.
In other matches, Denmark beat Wales and the Netherlands beat Serbia.
Portugal beat Norway 2-1 at home to secure a place in the Nations League quarter-finals.
Gonçalo Ramos scored the winning goal 11 minutes from time, preserving Portugal’s four-win record.
João Cancelo equalised after Kristoffer Ajer had put Norway ahead in the first half.
Portugal qualified without Cristiano Ronaldo, who had left the squad following a dispute with coach Jorge Jesus.
Denmark beat Wales 1-0, while the Netherlands defeated Serbia 2-1 in other group matches.
- Who
- Portugal and Norway; Portugal was coached by Jorge Jesus.
- What
- Portugal won 2-1, secured a quarter-final place and maintained its four-win record.
- Where
- Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal.
- When
- Sunday; the quarter-finals are scheduled for March.
- Why
- The win secured Portugal a top-two finish in Group A4 and qualification for the quarter-finals.
Key facts
- Result
- Portugal 2, Norway 1
- Portugal goals
- João Cancelo equalised; Gonçalo Ramos scored the winner 11 minutes from time.
- Norway goal
- Kristoffer Ajer scored in the 36th minute.
- Portugal record
- Four wins from four matches.
- Qualification
- Portugal secured a top-two finish in Group A4 and a place in the March quarter-finals.
- Other results
- Denmark beat Wales 1-0; the Netherlands beat Serbia 2-1.
- Late dismissal
- Francisco Conceição was sent off four minutes from time.
Quotes
Jorge Jesus
Portugal's coach
“We won without putting in a performance like the one against Denmark, but the important thing was the victory and qualification. I had a lot of belief in this team, but perhaps I didn’t expect us to have four wins from our first four games.”
rediff.com
“You need a lot of technical quality to beat Norway.”
rediff.com
Sources
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