UEFA announced on Monday that Norwegian referee Espen Eskas will officiate the game between Portugal and Liechtenstein on Thursday in the Group J first round of qualifying for the 2024 European Championship.
This is the first time that the 34-year-old Nordic referee, an international since 2017, will be in charge of a Kinas first-team match, in which compatriots Jan Erik Engan and Isaac Elias Bashevki will be his assistants, as well as Kristoffer. as fourth judge Hagenes, also from Norway.
Portugal will make their debut in Group J of the 2024 European Championship qualification on Thursday against Liechtenstein at 19:45 at the José Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon.
Three days later, the Kinas team travels to the Luxembourgō Stadium to face the local team, also from 19:45 (Lisbon time).
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia and Iceland are the other teams that make up the ‘Group J’ qualifying for Euro 2024, with Portugal needing to finish in one of the top two places to have direct access to the competitions scheduled for Germany (from 14 June to July). 14th).
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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