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Portugal
Nations League
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Portugal vs Norway: match report
Portugal hosted Norway at Estádio do Dragão on Sunday 4 October 2026, in the Nations League (round 4). Portugal have no reported absences; Norway are missing 1 (Torbjørn Heggem). Maurizio Mariani is the referee, averaging 3.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.
Result and scorers
Portugal 2-1 Norway. Goals: Kristoffer Ajer 36' for Norway; João Cancelo 38' for Portugal; Gonçalo Ramos 79' for Portugal. Attendance: 48,832.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 12' Yellow card: João Cancelo (Portugal)
- 36' Goal: Kristoffer Ajer (Norway) 0-1
- 38' Goal: João Cancelo (Portugal) 1-1
- 79' Goal: Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) 2-1
- 86' Yellow card: Francisco Conceição (Portugal)
- 86' Second yellow: Francisco Conceição (Portugal)
- 88' Yellow card: Bruno Fernandes (Portugal)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 58.6% | Possession | 41.4% |
| 20 | Shots | 9 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 6 | Corners | 4 |
| 8 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Portugal 4-1-3-2
Coach: Jorge Jesus
- 1 Diogo Costa GK
- 20 João Cancelo DEF
- 3 Rúben Dias DEF
- 13 Renato Veiga DEF
- 19 Nuno Mendes DEF
- 6 João Palhinha MID
- 14 Francisco Conceição FWD
- 23 Vítinha MID
- 8 Bruno Fernandes MID
- 11 Joao Félix FWD
- 9 Gonçalo Ramos FWD
Bench
- 2 Diogo Dalot DEF
- 21 Rúben Neves MID
- 10 Bernardo Silva MID
- 5 Nuno Tavares DEF
- 16 Trincão MID
- 12 Rui Silva GK
- 22 Samuel Soares GK
- 4 Tomás Araújo DEF
- 15 João Neves MID
- 18 Fábio Silva FWD
- 17 Pedro Neto FWD
- 7 Rafael Leão FWD
Norway 4-3-3
Coach: Ståle Solbakken
- 13 Egil Selvik GK
- 7 Fredrik Aursnes MID
- 3 Kristoffer Ajer DEF
- 4 Leo Østigard DEF
- 5 David Møller Wolfe DEF
- 10 Martin Ødegaard MID
- 8 Sander Berge MID
- 6 Patrick Berg MID
- 21 Andreas Schjelderup FWD
- 9 Erling Haaland FWD
- 20 Antonio Nusa FWD
Bench
- 11 Jørgen Strand Larsen FWD
- 22 Oscar Bobb FWD
- 19 Thelo Aasgaard MID
- 1 Ørjan Håskjold Nyland GK
- 12 Sander Tangvik GK
- 14 Fredrik Sjøvold DEF
- 2 Odin Lurås Bjørtuft DEF
- 15 Sondre Klingen Langås DEF
- 18 Kristian Thorstvedt MID
- 16 Marcus Holmgren Pedersen MID
- 23 Erik Botheim FWD
- 17 Ole Blomberg FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Portugal
No reported absences.
Norway
- Torbjørn Heggem suspension, back Early October 2026
Previous meetings
- Sunday 27 September 2026: Norway 1-2 Portugal
- Sunday 29 May 2016: Portugal 3-0 Norway
- Saturday 4 June 2011: Portugal 1-0 Norway
- Tuesday 7 September 2010: Norway 1-0 Portugal