Ronaldo delighted with Portugal’s success
Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo hailed a job well done after Portugal’s Nations League final victory over Holland in Porto.
Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo hailed a job well done after Portugal’s Nations League final victory over Holland in Porto.
Goncalo Guedes scored the only goal of the game as Portugal beat Holland to be crowned the first-ever Nations League champions.
Defender Daley Blind warned Holland they cannot afford to focus solely on the threat posed by Cristiano Ronaldo when they take on Portugal in the inaugural Nations League final.
Kyle Walker’s own goal and Ross Barkley’s mistake in extra time saw Netherlands earn a 3-1 win against England that books a place in the inaugural Nations League final for Ronald Koeman’s men.
Portugal boss Fernando Santos hailed the ‘genius’ of Cristiano Ronaldo after his stunning hat-trick beat Switzerland 3-1 to book the hosts a place in the Nations League final.
A stunning hat-trick from Cristiano Ronaldo fired Portugal into the final of the Nations League with a 3-1 victory over Switzerland in Porto.
Reigning European champions Portugal were drawn against Switzerland in the Nations League semi-finals, while England go up against Netherlands.
Arkadiusz Milik converted a twice-taken penalty as Poland came from behind to draw 1-1 with 10-man Portugal in the Nations League.
The Netherlands sealed a spot in the final four of the inaugural Uefa Nations League after they scored two late goals to draw 2-2 with Germany in Gelsenkirchen.
Harry Kane was described by England manager Gareth Southgate as ‘the best goalscorer in the world’ after his dramatic winner against Croatia earned his side a Nations League Finals berth.