Portugal now sit alone atop Group A2 of the National League after cruising to a 2-0 victory over the Czech Republic on Thursday night.
Match Events
1' KICK-OFF! Who can win this match?
23' Ronaldo's shot wide out
30' Diogo Costa denied Kuchta's shot
32' GOAL! Portugal 1-0 Czech Republic (Cancelo)
34' Yellow Card! Mateju booked
37' GOAL! Portugal 2-0 Czech Republic (Guedes)
45' Stanek denied Ronaldo's ahot
60' Jurecka's shot wide out
62' Stanek denied Jota's long shot
70' Ronaldo's shot saved by Stanek
Match Report
The two sides entered the contest level on points following the opening two rounds of action, but Fernando Santos' men showed all of their strength in what was a comfortable victory for the home side.
Although the Czechs defended well early on, and even threatened Diogo Costa's goal thanks to a Jan Kuchta effort, Portugal eventually turned their 62 percent first half possession into goals.
A fine Bernardo Silva pass picked out Joao Cancelo, who made no mistake to open the scoring, while Goncalo Guedes added a second soon after.
Portugal continued to threaten in the second half, with the Manchester United duo of Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes asserting their influence.
In the end, their efforts didn't turn into goals, though Portugal did see out the final minutes with relative ease, much to the delight of the Lisbon crowd.
The result means Portugal top the standings on seven points, while Spain are onto five and the Czech Republic remain on four after three matches.
Line-ups
Portugal XI: Ronaldo, Pepe, Danilo Pereira, Carvalho, Cancelo, Guerreiro, Guedes, Neves, Bernardo, Jota, Diogo Costa
Subs: Patricio, Moutinho, Andre Silva, Otávio, Rui Silva, Bruno Fernandes, João Palhinha, Dalot, Leao, David Carmo, Vitinha, Nuno Mendes
Czech Republic XI: J. Brabec, V. Coufal, Mateju, J. Staněk, M. Havel, Soucek, M. Sadílek, J. Kuchta, O. Lingr, D. Zima, A. Hložek
Subs: O. Kúdela, Vaclik, S. Tecl, J. Zelený, A. Mandous, V. Černý, V. Jurečka, A. Vlkanova, L. Kalvach, J. Pešek, V. Jemelka, A. Král
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He didn't scored,but his fans here in All Football are very happy as his team won comfortably by 2-0.Nice display from Portugal,World Cup at Qatar will definitely be a very competitive one. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
AlexanderMadrid
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greatest of all time all Footballers dream player Cr7 💙💙💙
SserunjojiJohnjovan
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Most goal scorer of all football history couldn't score, Coz he didn't want to break his own record 😋😋😋
nsambaug
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My goat didn't score today....but he did a great Job on the pitch.... Dribbling
Gulu1070
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Charliechaplain
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Ronaldo that played today😂😂😂
Charliechaplain
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ronaldo fans waiting for him to score 😂😂😂
Charliechaplain
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😂😂😂
AdivhahoCollenN
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My goat didn't score today....but he did a great Job on the pitch.... Dribbling
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Now you notice those? 😂😂😂😂😂😂
billionon
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GIF link Here: https://bit.ly/3mzn8pK
Datbklopuz
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My goat didn't score today....but he did a great Job on the pitch.... Dribbling
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they notice those because their poat didn't score😂
MrKlaus
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When city players combine to score a goal its another joy for the fans💙💙
Khalberto
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My goat didn't score today....but he did a great Job on the pitch.... Dribbling
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His rating was not even up to 7.0😅
DonatusAdayi
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My goat didn't score today....but he did a great Job on the pitch.... Dribbling
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mumu is now u notice this
sudakry
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Kid of nowadays I don’t blame you I blamed your father
Lol don’t care Messi had 7 Ballon d’ors unlike CR5 lol😂😂 talk to me when Ronaldo wins another Ballon d’or
devon670
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My goat didn't score today....but he did a great Job on the pitch.... Dribbling
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Are you sure he did dribbling? Lol which world are you? 0/2 that means completely unsuccessful lol
RagnarLothbrok10
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My goat didn't score today....but he did a great Job on the pitch.... Dribbling
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how many dribbles and keypasses bruh...?
sudakry
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My goat didn't score today....but he did a great Job on the pitch.... Dribbling
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Ghostnaldo never compare him to Messi