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Ramos fires Portugal to 2-1 Nations League victory over Norway without Ronaldo

Monday, 28 September 2026, 06:19 · 1 min read

Portugal secured their second consecutive win in the UEFA Nations League (the annual European international competition), defeating Norway 2-1 in Oslo on Sunday with Gonçalo Ramos starting as striker in place of the 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo, who was named among the substitutes and did not feature. João Félix opened the scoring in the 17th minute before Erling Haaland equalised for Norway shortly after half-time, but Ramos won it just three minutes later when he capitalised on a goalkeeper error by Ørjan Nyland to chip the ball into an empty net. Despite Norway dominating possession at 59% and producing 20 shots to Portugal's 10, Portugal's clinical finishing — converting two from four shots on target — proved the decisive difference, leaving them top of Nations League Group A4 with six points from two games.

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Al Jazeera Arabic — من دون رونالدو.. البرتغال أكثر فاعلية أمام النرويج ↗︎Al Jazeera English — Ramos fires holders Portugal to 2-1 Nations League win in Norway ↗︎
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