Ronaldo-less Portugal beat Norway 2-1 to reach Nations League quarterfinals

Holders Portugal first team to qualify for 2026-27 UEFA Nations League despite Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence.Published On 4 Oct 20264 Oct 2026Portugal defeated Norway 2-1 on Sunday, without superstar striker Cristiano Ronaldo, to qualify for the UEFA Nations League quarterfinals.Goncalo Ramos secured victory for Jorge Jesus’s Portugal in the Group A4 clash after Joao Cancelo’s rocket levelled Kristoffer Ajer’s stunning opener for Norway.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘Verbal attack’: Israeli reporters interrupt Ireland news conferencelist 2 of 4Man City’s Cavan Sullivan becomes youngest US international goalscorerlist 3 of 4Man City whistleblower Pinto says he ‘received death threats’ over leakslist 4 of 4FC Barcelona accused of corruption in Negreira case: All you need to knowend of listPortugal played out the final minutes with 10 men after Francisco Conceicao was dismissed for two yellow cards in the space of a few seconds for dissent following his unsuccesful appeal for a penalty.Former Real Madrid and Manchester United striker Ronaldo walked out on the squad on Wednesday, ahead of the previous game against Denmark, after Portugal’s all-time top goalscorer learned ...