Portugal's Unstoppable Domination: Crushing Luxembourg 9-0 in Euro 2024 Qualifiers
Portugal's historic victory! Led by Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes, they thrashed Luxembourg 9-0 in Euro 2024 Qualifiers Wales triumphed over Latvia, while Croatia, Iceland, and Slovakia secured wins against their opponents Exciting goals from Ramsey, Brooks, and more!
Portugal extended their flawless start in the Euro 2024 Group J qualifying campaign by triumphing over Luxembourg with a resounding 9-0 scoreline. Even in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo due to suspension, the Portuguese team showcased a commanding performance at Estadio Algarve. Notably, Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes played a pivotal role by providing three assists and sealing the victory with a late goal, marking Portugal's most significant international triumph thus far.
Goncalo Inacio broke the deadlock after 12 minutes, and Goncalo Ramos, the forward from Paris St-Germain, quickly added two more goals, giving the home side full dominance. Just before the end of the first half, Inacio headed in a fourth goal from a perfectly executed delivery by Fernandes.
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Bruno Fernandes delivered three assists and netted one goal for Portugal.
Roberto Martinez's team maintained their relentless pressure, and just moments before the hour mark, Fernandes located Liverpool striker Diogo Jota, who swiftly broke free and emphatically scored the team's fifth goal.
With 20 minutes remaining, Ricardo Horta scored the sixth goal, followed by another from Jota. Fernandes then concluded his impressive performance with a well-executed late goal, while Joao Felix completed the dominance to secure their sixth consecutive victory. Slovakia, on the other hand, stayed five points behind Portugal as they swiftly defeated Liechtenstein 3-0 in Bratislava, courtesy of early goals from David Hancko, Ondrej Duda, and Robert Mak within the first six minutes.
In Reykjavik, Iceland secured a 1-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina thanks to an injury-time goal from Alfred Finnbogason.
Meanwhile, Croatia claimed the top spot in Group D with a 1-0 win in Armenia, as Andrej Kramaric's early goal secured all three points.
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Aaron Ramsey, representing Cardiff, successfully converted a penalty in the first half, leading Wales to a convincing 2-0 victory over Latvia in Riga. With this win, Wales has significantly enhanced their chances of qualifying for the finals in Germany, now trailing Turkey by only three points.
Captain Aaron Ramsey scored his 100th career goal with a first-half penalty and David Brooks wrapped things up with a second in stoppage time to leave Latvia winless from five games.
