Ronaldo missed an open goal, stupid red card in Israel
Klopp and Xavi faced each other in their debut matches in charge of the Germany and Netherlands national teams. Ronaldo left the pitch without being able to score the 980th goal of his career. Meanwhile, Haaland continues to score against any opponent in his way: he managed to score his 63rd and 64th goals in his 56th match for the national team.
Ronaldo missed an open goal, while a foolish red card was recorded in Israel
On Thursday evening, the matches of the 1st round of the Nations League kicked off.
The captain left the pitch without a goal
Portugal – Wales 1:0
Joao Felix, 22 (1:0)
Portugal: Costa, Ruben Dias, Veiga, Nuno Mendes (Nuno Tavares, 79), Joao Cancelo (Dalot, 90), Ruben Neves (Palhinha, 68), Vitinha, Bruno Fernandes (Joao Neves, 90), Pedro Neto, Cristiano Ronaldo (Ramos, 68), Joao Felix
Wales: Ward, Davies, Cabango (Mepham, 71), Dasilva, Williams, Ampadu, Sheehan, Johnson, Brooks (D. James, 63), Koumas (Moore, 77), J. James (Thomas, 77)
At the "Jose Alvalade" stadium, which is dear to Cristiano Ronaldo, reports about his retirement from the national team turned out to be groundless. The 41-year-old footballer played his 234th match for Portugal on this day, and it is not his last.
The fans in the stands welcomed his every touch of the ball with applause, but he failed to convert a favorable opportunity early in the match. The score was opened by his Al-Nassr teammate Joao Felix: in the 22nd minute, the midfielder's shot from outside the penalty area deflected off an opponent's defender, changed direction, and went into the bottom corner.
Cristiano Ronaldo came very close to scoring the 980th goal of his career early in the second half, but standing in front of an almost empty net, he sent the ball over the bar.
Later, when he found the back of the net following a pass from Bruno Fernandes, a marginal offside was ruled.
Thus, the Portugal captain left the pitch without a goal — the coach substituted him in the 67th minute. Nevertheless, the Portuguese maintained their winning score and successfully began their title defense.
Norway – Denmark 3:2
Bobb, 14 (1:0). Haaland, 18 (2:0). Damsgaard, 25 (2:1). Hojlund, 60 (2:2). Haaland, 74 (3:2)