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How Portugal edged Norway in hard-fought UEFA Nations League clash
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The UEFA Nations League is an international European football competition played by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The competition was devised to minimise friendlies and give nations competitive encounters with equally ranked teams. Teams from all the European associations compete in a league structure featuring promotion and relegation.
More on Wikipedia ↗What was being billed as a potential shoot-out between Erling Haaland and Cristiano Ronaldo pre-game proved to be anything but, after the Portuguese legend was left on the bench for the match.
Portugal claim a hard-fought 2-1 win over Norway in Oslo, with Ramos punishing a Nyland error and Felix scoring as Ronaldo watches from the bench.
Defending champions Portugal defeated Norway 2-1 in their UEFA Nations League Group A4 clash at the Ullevaal Stadion on Sunday, with goalkeeper Orjan Nylands costly mistake allowing Goncalo Ramos to score the decisive goal and end Norways 14-match unbeaten run at home.