The Portuguese football team beat Iceland 1-0 at home on Tuesday in the Group J game of the Euro 2024 qualifier. The decisive factor was the goal of Cristiano Ronaldo.
In Reykjavik, in a match in which he reached 200 caps for Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal of the match in the 89th minute, while Portugal were playing another player, after Villumson was sent off (80).
After four rounds played, quinas lead the group with 12 points, followed by Slovakia with 10 points and Luxembourg in third with seven points. Bosnia and Iceland follow with three, finishing fourth and fifth respectively, with Liechtenstein in last place without points.
-
live game
-
End of part 2
-
End of the game
-
90′Bernardo Silva
LeavesDiogo Jota
Moves into -
90′Corner, Portugal. Awarded by Viktor Palsson.
-
90′Offside, Iceland. Sevar Magnusson made a through pass, but Albert Gudmundsson was out of the game.
-
89′GOAL FOR PORTUGAL! Guerreiro crosses with his left foot into the penalty area, Inacio “pads” Cristiano Ronaldo, and the captain of the national team appears at the far post and opens the score (1:0). This is CR7’s 123rd goal in 200 games with the team! It took VAR a few minutes to check if Inacio was slightly ahead, but in the end the bid was confirmed.
-
88′Corner, Portugal. Awarded by Isak Bergmann Johannesson.
-
84′Bruno Fernandes
LeavesVitor Machado Ferreira
Moves into -
84′Danilo Pereira
LeavesOtavio
Moves into -
83′Cristiano Ronaldo received a yellow card for simulation.
-
80′Willumsson receives a second yellow card and a corresponding red card for a very dangerous tackle by Gonzalo Inacio.
-
79′Offside, Portugal. Danilo Pereira made a deep pass that caught Cristiano Ronaldo in the wrong position.
-
79′John Dagur Thorsteinsson
LeavesHakon Arnar Haraldsson
Moves into -
79′Valgeir Lunddal Fridriksson
LeavesAlphonse Sampstead
Moves into -
78′Offside, Portugal. Ruben Diaz made a deep pass, but Bruno Fernandes was in the wrong position.
-
75′Alfred Finnbogason
LeavesSevar Magnusson
Moves into -
75′Arnor Yngwie Traustason
LeavesIsak Bergmann Johannesson
Moves into -
74′Yellow card shown to Bernardo Silva.
-
74′Yellow card shown to Jon Thorsteinsson.
-
73′Rafael Guerreiro headbutts without any outward direction. Diogo Dalot’s cross from the right was aimed at Cristiano Ronaldo, but the captain did not make it in time, and the winger took an unfortunate position.
-
72′Villumsson’s dangerous blow! The midfielder went past Goncalo Inacio and shot with his left foot, the ball flew past.
-
70′Yellow card shown to Willum Villumsson.
-
69′An excellent pass from Goncalo Inacio on the left to Cristiano Ronaldo, who shoots, but the striker was offside.
-
67′Joao Cancelo
LeavesRafael Guerreiro
Moves into -
67′Ruben Neves
LeavesGonzalo Inacio
Moves into -
66′The match was stopped due to an injury to Sverrir Ingason (Iceland).
-
65′Herdur Magnusson kicks with his right foot, but the Portuguese defenders block the kick.
-
63′Corner kick, Iceland. Awarded by Ruben Neves.
-
53′Offside, Portugal. Diogo Dalot made a deep pass that caught Cristiano Ronaldo in the wrong position.
-
52′Corner, Portugal. Awarded by Alfred Finnbogason.
-
52′Cristiano Ronaldo shoots with his left foot, almost out of the penalty area and in an effort, but the shot is intercepted. Corner for Portugal.
-
52′Corner, Portugal. Awarded by Viktor Palsson.
-
52′Bruno Fernandes fights Ronaldo, the captain of the national team wins back for the number 8 jersey, but Bernardo appears, already somewhat out of his element, hitting Palsson’s ball.
-
49′Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) hits the crossbar from the center of the box after a corner kick.
-
49′Corner, Portugal. Awarded by Willum Villumsson.
-
47′Rafael Leao’s right foot kick is very unbalanced. A good initiative from the Portuguese winger from the left flank.
-
Beginning of part 2
-
Interval
-
45′The match was interrupted due to an injury to Pepe (Portugal).
-
45′Finnbogason elbows Pepe and the referee shows a yellow card.
-
45′Albert Gudmundsson fouls Joao Cancela and receives a yellow card.
-
43′Offside, Portugal. Joao Cancelo made a deep pass and Cristiano Ronaldo was in the wrong position.
-
42′Powerful shot by Johann Gudmundsson is wide of the mark. The Icelandic midfielder dominated the ball at the edge of the box and shot with his left foot, creating some danger.
-
29′Dalot on the right hits the Icelandic defensive wall.
-
28′Diogo Costa carefully deflected a header from Hordur Magnusson after a cross by Gudmundsson.
-
27′Diogo Dalot received a yellow card for a tough tackle from Thorsteinsson.
-
26′Now it’s Thorsteinsson’s shot from the edge of the penalty area that goes out of frame.
-
25′Corner kick, Iceland. Courtesy of Diogo Dalot.
-
24′Great opportunity for Iceland! Run to the far post and Finnbogason heads to Palsson, who appears alone in midfield but crosses.
-
21′Corner, Portugal. Awarded by Valgeir Lunddal Fridriksson.
-
16′Pepe forces Runarsson to make a good save. Bruno Fernandes took a great corner and the central defender was free in height, but the Icelandic goalkeeper intercepted the ball.
-
16′Corner, Portugal. Awarded by Sverrir Ingason.
-
15′A great cross from Ruben Neves from the right, Bruno Fernandes appears at the far post, but midfielder Mana drops the ball. United hits Fridriksson… and touches the Portuguese 8 again, getting out of the bottom line.
-
13′Finnbogason tried his luck from outside the box, but the striker’s shot was weak and Diogo Costa cleared the ball away. This is a goal kick.
-
9′Corner, Portugal. Awarded by Viktor Palsson.
-
8′Corner, Portugal. Awarded by Runar Runarsson.
-
8′This is the first opportunity of the game. After a cross from Bruno Fernandez, Ruben Dias went to Runarsson’s defense.
-
7′Corner kick for Portugal, conceded by Victor Palsson.
-
5′Corner for Iceland courted by Danilo Pereira.
-
4′Offside, Portugal. Rafael Leao made a deep pass and Bruno Fernandes was in the wrong position.
-
3′Corner for Portugal, conceded by Palsson after a good run from Rafael Leau from the left.
-
Main 1st part
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal

I’m Sandra Hansen, a news website Author and Reporter for 24 News Reporters. I have over 7 years of experience in the journalism field, with an extensive background in politics and political science. My passion is to tell stories that are important to people around the globe and to engage readers with compelling content.