The Portuguese football team, which reached the final, beat Iceland 2-0 this Sunday in the 10th round of Group J of the Euro 2024 qualifying and achieved an unprecedented success, finishing the qualification only with triumph.
At the José Alvalade Stadium, the Portuguese team, led by Roberto Martinez, scored the first goal through Bruno Fernandes in the 37th minute and extended their lead in the second half through a goal from Ricardo Horta in the 66th minute.
Portugal, who have appeared in every final stage of the European and World Cup since 2000, finished qualifying with only victories for the first time and won the group with 30 points and a goal difference of 36–2, with Slovakia, also qualifying, finishing in second place. from 22.
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90′Opportunity intercepted! Arnor Traustason shoots with his right foot from the center of the penalty area.
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90′Great save by Diogo Costa!!! Orri Oscarsson fired in with his right foot and put the goalkeeper to the test.
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89′Offside was recorded in Portugal. Vitinha played a through ball and Cristiano Ronaldo ended up in the wrong position.
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87′João Cancelo
LeavesJoão Pedro Gonçalves Neves
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John Felix
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86′Corner kick for Portugal.
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85′The impact is saved in the upper right corner. Andri Gudjohnsen (Iceland) heads the ball from the center of the penalty area and deflects the ball into the center of the goal. The assist was provided by Johann Gudmundsson with a cross into the penalty area.
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84′João Felix is shown a yellow card.
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82′Offside was recorded in Portugal. Bruno Fernandes attempted a through ball that put Cristiano Ronaldo in an offside position.
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77′Corner, Portugal. Courtesy of Victor Palsson.
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75′Octavio
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74′Corner kick for Portugal.
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66′Before Horta appeared, Cristiano also tried to deflect Felix’s shot into the goal.
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66′The shot was deflected into the center of the goal. João Felix puts Valdimarsson to the test with his right foot… and the goalkeeper doesn’t complete the defence.
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66′Target! This is done second! Felix hits the Iceland goal from the left but Valdimarsson fails to save the shot and the rest of the time Ricardo Horta shoots back. Alvalade at the party!
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63′João Mario
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Isak Johannesson
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62′Jon Thorsteinsson
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62′Bernardo Silva
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62′Villum Willumsson
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60 minutesThe shot was deflected into the center of the goal. Joao Cancelo strikes with his right foot from outside the penalty area after an assist from Bruno Fernandes.
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59′Another corner for the corner team.
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59′Ronaldo tries to score from a difficult angle and from a very long distance!
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59′Corner kick for Portugal.
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59′What danger! Bernardo Silva shoots in an arc, inside the penalty area, and the ball passes by millimeters.
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57′The shot is deflected into the lower left corner of Diogo Costa’s goal! Johannesson tried his luck outside the penalty area.
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54′Iceland’s Johan Gudmundsson has received a yellow card!
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54′João Palinho from the Portuguese national team has been shown a yellow card!
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51′A perfect cross from João Mário to the head of Ronaldo, who managed to head home under pressure. But Valdimarsson makes the connection.
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50 minutesOffside was recorded in Portugal. Joao Cancelo tried to make a through ball, but Joao Felix was judged to be offside.
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50 minutesOpportunity missed by Jon Thorsteinsson! He shot with his left foot from outside the penalty area after a free kick.
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49′Bruno Fernandes shoots a trivela from a comfortable area and the ball goes very close to the left post. It was the second goal for the midfielder!
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46′Iceland’s Villum Villumsson has received a yellow card!
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IntervalAlfred Finnbogason
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45 minutesCR7 tries to score from outside the penalty area. This has gone far.
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45 minutesThe shot was deflected from the left side of the goal. Ruben Dias (Portugal) shoots with his right foot from a difficult angle from the right. Help from Bernardo Silva.
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43′The chance was missed by João Cancelo (Portugal), who struck with his left foot from outside the penalty area. The assist was provided by João Palinha after a corner kick.
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43′Portugal carries! Now Ruben Dias tried to head the second goal, but Iceland came close and forced the whole team to defend.
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42′Another corner for corners!
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41′An opportunity missed by Ronaldo!
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37′Target!!! It was worth it… but the first one arrived in the form of a piece of art. Bruno Fernandes receives the ball from Bernardo Silva, steps, directs, aims at the goal… and places the ball in the bottom left corner. Full of intentions and no chance for Valdimarsson. And CR7’s reaction speaks for itself: finally the Portuguese team scored a goal!
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34′Cancelo, facing the goal and outside the penalty area, tries to take a shot… which went out of control and died in the hands of Valdimarsson.
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33′Bad opportunity! Joao Mario shot with his left foot from the right edge of the penalty area.
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32′Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson is shown a yellow card.
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32′New corner for Portugal after dangerous play involving Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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30 minutesAnother corner for corners!
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30 minutesBruno Fernandes carries the number 8 shirt with his right foot from outside the penalty area.
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28 minutesIsak Bergmann Johannesson is shown a yellow card after Cancelo blocks a free kick.
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27 minutesCorner for Portugal!
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25 minutesThe fans were still standing! It was a local boy’s goal. Taking advantage of the free kick, Bruno Fernandes crossed into the penalty area, and Gonzalo Inacio appeared in Valdimarsson’s face… But he shot wide of the goal. The young center back put his hands behind his head.
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22′The match was interrupted due to an injury to Hakon Valdimarsson.
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22′Another corner by Roberto Martinez’s team.
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22′Bernardo Silva now took the lead with a left-footed shot from the right side of the box.
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21′From right to left. Now Bruno Fernandes appeared on the left flank and again sent in a beautiful cross for CR7. The captain won from above, but his header died in the hands of the Icelandic goalkeeper.
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21′New song of the Portuguese.
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21′But what danger! From the right, Bruno Fernandes crossed to Felix, who found himself at the second post. The Barcelona striker took the first shot, but the ball hit the side goal. Almost!
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17 minutesSigurdsson again. The midfielder now arced and sent the ball very close to the right post of Diogo Costa, who controlled it with his eyes.
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14 minutesIcelanders again! Johann Gudmundsson shoots with his right foot from the left edge of the penalty area. As a result, the shot was intercepted.
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12 minutesThe new corner has benefited the Portuguese national team.
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7′Another corner taken by Portugal.
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7′In the counterattack, the corners managed to create a great (!) danger, the ball hit the post. After the deflection he benefited from a corner.
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6′Missed chance from Isak Bergmann Johannesson (Iceland) fired a right-footed shot from more than 30 meters away.
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5′Diogo Costa defends himself! Arnor Sigurdsson attempts a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area.
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3′Felix! Now a Barcelona player is aiming at the opponent’s goal. The shot came out a little sloppy.
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two’Here is the first threat! Leaning to the right, Ruben Diaz looks up, sees Cristiano and crosses the ball into the penalty area. The captain could have acted better: almost single-handedly he missed the target.
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