Portugal don beat Norway 2-1 for Nations League match on Sunday, as Goncalo Ramos score the winner. The match end Portugal 2, Norway 1. Jorge Jesus side make am four Nations League wins out of four.
Norway take lead for 36th minute. Brentford defender Kristoffer Ajer control Martin Odegaard cross on him chest before hit sweet half-volley into top corner from edge of box. The visitors been lose Erling Haaland to suspected injury later.
But two minutes later Joao Cancelo equalize. He smash home stunning shot on the bounce from similar distance from Nuno Mendes long throw-in.
Haaland go close for Norway soon before he beckon to bench to be replaced for 67th minute. But na Ramos settle the game. He stab in from close range from Joao Felix lay-off with 11 minutes left. Goal confirmed following VAR review.
Portugal end with 10 men after Francisco Conceicao receive red card for 87th minute for two quickfire bookings for dissent.
This na Portugal third game in a row without Cristiano Ronaldo in team. The country record scorer leave camp last week after dem drop am. Boss Jorge Jesus don talk say he plan to discuss the matter some time after this game.
With two games left in Group A4, defending Nations League champions Portugal now six points clear of second-placed Denmark. Denmark beat Wales 1-0. Norway suffer third successive defeat.
Earlier, Portugal meet Norway last week for Oslo, where post-match events overshadow Portugal 2-1 victory. Ronaldo storm down tunnel at final whistle after Jesus leave am on bench. Crisis talks happen before Ronaldo decide to leave Portuguese camp.
But this talented roster wey Jesus inherit no get many issues bypassing Denmark in first match without Ronaldo. Dem win 4-2 in Copenhagen with sprightly and dynamic attacking performance. Portugal three wins from three at start of 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, and dem target record-extending third triumph in this competition next summer. Portugal current holders, having also won the very first edition.
Norway maybe dey deal with post-World Cup hangover. Stale Solbakken side live up to dark horse tag and reach quarterfinals in North America, but dem lose back-to-back games before Sunday. Victory for Portugal guarantee their place in next year quarterfinals.
Ronaldo bench-warming in Oslo and subsequent departure mean we may never see the 41-year-old duel with finest sharpshooter of current generation, Erling Haaland. Haaland score three goals in first two games of break, but Wales keep am quiet in surprise 2-1 victory for Craig Bellamy side. He rarely defied for long, so Portugal must dey wary.
With Ronaldo leaving Portugal camp, Jesus hand Goncalo Ramos back-to-back starts. Ramos replace Portugal all-time record goalscorer during knockout stages at 2022 World Cup, scoring hat trick in round-of-16 beatdown of Switzerland. Joao Felix been inspired form during this break from No. 10 position, and likely return to team after scoring off bench last time out.
Francisco Conceicao na only injury concern for hosts. The slight Juventus winger carry thigh issue. If he unable play, Jesus may switch Pedro Neto over to right and retain Rafael Leao, Portugal new No. 7, on opposite flank.
Norway missing defender Torbjorn Heggem through suspension on Sunday after dem send am off in surprise defeat to Wales last time out. Marcus Pedersen likely deputize at heart of Norway defense alongside Kristoffer Ajer. Heggem pick up second red card of this break for Norwegians, following David Moller Wolfe dismissal against Denmark on Matchday 1. Wolfe serve him one-game suspension and back in starting lineup on Matchday 3.
Back-to-back defeats should spark rethink from Solbakken, with Antonio Nusa and Patrick Berg among players potentially coming back into side on Sunday.
