Euro 2024 Qualification Results Early This Morning: Portugal Still Mighty Even Without Cristiano Ronaldo
JAKARTA - The Portuguese national team won a big victory in the continuation of the Euro 2024 qualifiers, Tuesday, September 12, early morning of Western Indonesian Time (WIB). Even without Cristiano Ronaldo, A Selecao is still too strong for Luxembourg.
Portugal won with a score of 9-0 over Luxembourg when playing at the Estadio Algarve. This result further strengthens Roberto Martinez's troops at the top of Group J with 18 points.
Portugal's achievements are also impressive. In the six matches they have played, they have never lost and never conceded!
Meanwhile, an additional nine goals against Luxembourg means that Portugal has now collected 24 goals in six matches.
In the match against Luxembourg, Ronaldo could not appear because he was undergoing sanctions. Goncalo Ramos, who was appointed as a substitute, successfully carried out his duties by scoring two goals in this match.
Goncalo Inacio and Diogo Jota also contributed two goals for Portugal. Meanwhile, the remaining goals were scored by Ricardo Horta, Bruno Fernandes and Joao Felix.
In another match in the same group, Iceland narrowly won 1-0 over Bosnia Herzegovina. Meanwhile, Slovakia crushed Liechtenstein 3-0.
In Group D, Wales was able to steal three points after winning 2-0 over Latvia. Croatia also won when they visited Latvia's headquarters.