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Football · 4 OCT · Portugal · Norway

Portugal come from behind to beat Norway 2:1 and reach the Nations League quarter-finals first

Portugal beat Norway 2:1 at the Estádio do Dragão and became the first side to qualify for the 2026-27 Nations League quarter-finals. They did it without Cristiano Ronaldo and finished with ten men.

Our take A winning double, and a new question for the next round

Football · 3 OCT · Portugal · Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo walks out of Portugal’s camp: what it means against Norway

Cristiano Ronaldo has left Portugal’s Nations League camp after starting on the bench in the win in Oslo and being told he would not start against Denmark. Jorge Jesus says he will explain the decision after the international break.

Our take Portugal’s attack no longer runs through Ronaldo