UEFA Nations League

FT Sunday, October 4, 2026
Norway WLWLL 1
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Portugal WLWWW 2
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Estádio do Dragão · 48,832 att. · FS2

Match Report

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Portugal stay perfect without Ronaldo in Nations League in win over Norway

Gonçalo Ramos is helping Portugal to forget all about Cristiano Ronaldo as he fired Portugal to a 2-1 win over Norway on Sunday to keep the Portuguese perfect in Group A4 with four wins from four games.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
2
41.4
Possession
58.6
9
SHOTS
20
3
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
274
Accurate Passes
433
351
Passes
496
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
3
9
Crosses
11
0.1
Cross %
0.3
58
Long Balls
47
22
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
3
11
Tackles
9
0.7
Tackle %
0.3
1
Interceptions
8
20
Effective Clearances
21
20
Clearances
21

Highlights

01:39 Hislop: Feud with Jorge Jesus won't damage Ronaldo's legacy Watch on ESPN 00:50 Jorge Jesus denies placing blame on Ronaldo after Portugal national team fallout Watch on ESPN 00:49 Lineker: Ronaldo deserves a beautiful farewell like Messi Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

POR leads series 3-1

Lineups

POR · 4-1-3-2

  1. 1Diogo CostaG
  2. 13Renato VeigaCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 6João PalhinhaSW
  5. 19Nuno MendesLB
  6. 20João CanceloRB
  7. 23VitinhaCM
  8. 8Bruno FernandesLM
  9. 14Francisco ConceiçãoRM
  10. 11João FélixCF-L
  11. 9Gonçalo RamosCF-R

NOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Egil SelvikG
  2. 4Leo ØstigardCD-L
  3. 3Kristoffer AjerCD-R
  4. 5David Møller WolfeLB
  5. 7Fredrik AursnesRB
  6. 10Martin ØdegaardAM
  7. 6Patrick BergLM
  8. 8Sander BergeRM
  9. 9Erling HaalandF
  10. 20Antonio NusaAM-L
  11. 21Andreas SchjelderupAM-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Delay in match because of an injury Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
  2. 4'
  3. 5' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 5'
  5. 12' João Cancelo (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 36' Goal! Portugal 0, Norway 1. Kristoffer Ajer (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard following a set piece situation.
  7. 38' Goal! Portugal 1, Norway 1. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
  8. 45'+2'
  9. 45'+2'
  10. 63' Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Dalot replaces João Cancelo.
  11. 63' Substitution, Portugal. Rúben Neves replaces João Palhinha.
  12. 67' Substitution, Norway. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Erling Haaland because of an injury.
  13. 74' Substitution, Norway. Oscar Bobb replaces Antonio Nusa.
  14. 79' Goal! Portugal 2, Norway 1. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Félix.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  15. 79'
  16. 81'
  17. 86' Francisco Conceição (Portugal) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 86' Second yellow card to Francisco Conceição (Portugal).
  19. 86' Substitution, Portugal. Bernardo Silva replaces Vitinha.
  20. 87' Substitution, Norway. Thelo Aasgaard replaces Patrick Berg.
  21. 88' Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 90'+2' Substitution, Portugal. Nuno Tavares replaces João Félix.
  23. 90'+2' Substitution, Portugal. Trincão replaces Bruno Fernandes.

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