UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Portugal vs Luxembourg, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Portugal
  • 12': Gonçalo Inacio
  • 18': Gonçalo Ramos
  • 33': Gonçalo Ramos
  • 45'+4': Gonçalo Inacio
  • 57': Diogo Jota
  • 67': Ricardo Horta
  • 77': Diogo Jota
  • 83': Bruno Fernandes
  • 88': João Félix
FT
9 - 0
Luxembourg

    Perfect Portugal hit 9 without suspended Ronaldo

    Portugal didn't need Cristiano Ronaldo to rack up its biggest-ever win in a competitive game with a 9-0 rout of Luxembourg in European Championship qualifying on Monday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Portugal).
    • 9': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
    • 12': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Michael Pinto.
    • 12': Goal! Portugal 1, Luxembourg 0. Gonçalo Inácio (Portugal) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
    • 15': Foul by Danel Sinani (Luxembourg).
    • 15': Gonçalo Inácio (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Portugal).
    • 18': Goal! Portugal 2, Luxembourg 0. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 19': Danilo Pereira (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg).
    • 25': Diogo Jota (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Enes Mahmutovic (Luxembourg).
    • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Enes Mahmutovic (Luxembourg).
    • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rúben Dias.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nélson Semedo with a cross.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Nélson Semedo (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 32': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Timothé Rupil.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Inácio (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
    • 33': Goal! Portugal 3, Luxembourg 0. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
    • 35': Diogo Jota (Portugal) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
    • 37': Anthony Moris (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal).
    • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Anthony Moris (Luxembourg).
    • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 41': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg).
    • 42': Foul by Maxime Chanot (Luxembourg).
    • 42': Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Rafael Leão (Portugal).
    • 42': Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Diogo Dalot (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Danel Sinani (Luxembourg).
    • 45'+2': Gonçalo Inácio (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Leandro Barreiro.
    • 45'+4': Goal! Portugal 4, Luxembourg 0. Gonçalo Inácio (Portugal) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Portugal 4, Luxembourg 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Portugal 4, Luxembourg 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Luxembourg. Dirk Carlson replaces Alessio Curci.
    • 45': Substitution, Luxembourg. Lars Gerson replaces Florian Bohnert.
    • 45': Substitution, Luxembourg. Sébastien Thill replaces Timothé Rupil.
    • 46': Danilo Pereira (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg).
    • 46': Danilo Pereira (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Danel Sinani (Luxembourg).
    • 48': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
    • 52': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg).
    • 52': Gonçalo Inácio (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Inácio (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 54': Substitution, Luxembourg. Vincent Thill replaces Michael Pinto.
    • 54': Foul by Vincent Thill (Luxembourg).
    • 54': Rafael Leão (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Danilo Pereira (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gonçalo Inácio following a corner.
    • 57': Goal! Portugal 5, Luxembourg 0. Diogo Jota (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
    • 59': Danilo Pereira (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Danel Sinani (Luxembourg).
    • 60': Hand ball by Rafael Leão (Portugal).
    • 61': Substitution, Portugal. João Cancelo replaces Nélson Semedo.
    • 61': Substitution, Portugal. João Félix replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
    • 61': Substitution, Portugal. Ricardo Horta replaces Bernardo Silva.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vincent Thill.
    • 63': Foul by João Félix (Portugal).
    • 63': Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Portugal).
    • 64': Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Foul by Enes Mahmutovic (Luxembourg).
    • 65': João Cancelo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Enes Mahmutovic (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Goal! Portugal 6, Luxembourg 0. Ricardo Horta (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yvandro Borges Sanches.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Ricardo Horta (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a through ball.
    • 71': Enes Mahmutovic (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Portugal).
    • 72': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by João Cancelo.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Sébastien Thill (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 73': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by João Félix.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 75': Substitution, Portugal. Otávio replaces Rafael Leão.
    • 75': Substitution, Portugal. Rúben Neves replaces Danilo Pereira.
    • 75': Foul by Lars Gerson (Luxembourg).
    • 75': Ricardo Horta (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Lars Gerson (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Goal! Portugal 7, Luxembourg 0. Diogo Jota (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 78': Substitution, Luxembourg. Seid Korac replaces Maxime Chanot.
    • 81': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Portugal).
    • 81': Lars Gerson (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Offside, Luxembourg. Enes Mahmutovic tries a through ball, but Danel Sinani is caught offside.
    • 83': Goal! Portugal 8, Luxembourg 0. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
    • 85': Foul by Danel Sinani (Luxembourg).
    • 85': Otávio (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg).
    • 87': Otávio (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Goal! Portugal 9, Luxembourg 0. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
    • 90': Enes Mahmutovic (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by João Félix (Portugal).
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Portugal 9, Luxembourg 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Portugal 9, Luxembourg 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 10
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 1
    33.8 Possession 66.2
    4 SHOTS 22
    1 ON GOAL 10
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    261 Accurate Passes 578
    330 Passes 641
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 9
    7 Crosses 21
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    55 Long Balls 37
    29 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    11 Effective Tackles 6
    17 Tackles 9
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    6 Interceptions 4
    22 Effective Clearances 6
    22 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: Estadio Algarve
    Location: Almancil, Portugal
    Attendance: 18,932

    EURO Qualifying Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Portugal 10 +34 30
    2 Slovakia 10 +9 22
    3 Luxembourg 10 -6 17
    4 Iceland 10 +1 10
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    POR Portugal (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    22 Diogo Costa (GK)
    14 Gonçalo Inacio
    4 Rúben Dias
    19 Diogo Dalot
    2 Nélson Semedo
    21 Diogo Jota
    13 Danilo Pereira
    8 Bruno Fernandes
    9 Gonçalo Ramos
    17 Rafael Leão
    10 Bernardo Silva
    Portugal Substitutes:
    Ricardo Horta, João Félix, José Sá, Toti Gomes, Otávio, António Silva, Pedro Neto, João Cancelo, João Palhinha, Rúben Neves, Rui Patrício, Vitinha.

    LUX Luxembourg (4-5-1)

    No. Name
    1 Anthony Moris (GK)
    2 Maxime Chanot
    3 Enes Mahmutovic Yellow Card
    17 Mica Pinto
    18 Laurent Jans
    20 Timothe Rupil
    10 Danel Sinani
    16 Leandro Barreiro
    6 Yvandro Borges Sanches
    4 Florian Bohnert
    5 Alessio Curcio
    Luxembourg Substitutes:
    Marvin Martins, Tiago Pereira, Sofiane Ikene, Dirk Carlson, Sebastien Thill, Eldin Dzogovic, Seid Korac, Aiman Dardari, Leon Elshan, Lars Gerson, Vincent Thill, Ralph Schon.

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