Portugal has already qualified for Euro 2024 as top of Group J and they continued their winning streak with a 2-0 victory over the weaker Liechtenstein team in the qualifying stage.
Cristiano Ronaldo (46th minute) and Joao Cancelo (57th minute) scored Portugal’s goals against Vaduz.
The Portuguese team has 9 wins in 9 games and accumulated 27 points, making it the leader in this game. Second place is Slovakia (19 points), which beat Iceland 4-2 in Bratislava on Thursday to secure another direct qualification in this group.
Liechtenstein held off the Selecao in the first half, but Portugal were determined to avoid surprises in the second half.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the 46th minute on Diogo Jota’s serve. This is the 10th goal scored by the current Saudi Al Nasser player in the 8 games played in the qualifying stage, and also the 128th goal he scored in 204 games played on behalf of Portugal.
Joao Cancelo scored a clinical goal in the 57th minute, assisted by Antonio Silva.
Portugal concludes its European Championship qualifying campaign against Iceland in Lisbon on Sunday. Victory in this game would bring them to a total of 10 wins and send a serious warning to the continent’s other greats with the Intercontinental Championship just seven months away.
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