Kathmandu : In the Euro 2024 qualifier, Portugal defeated Luxembourg with an astonishing 9-0 score difference.
Goncalo Inacio, Goncalo Ramos, and Diego Jota each scored two goals, leading Portugal to a fantastic victory.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who was absent from the field, missed the game, but Portugal managed to score four goals in the first half. Inacio scored in the 12th minute, giving Portugal an early lead. Goncalo Ramos added goals in the 18th and 34th minutes.
After that, Inacio scored his second personal goal early in the second half, extending Portugal’s lead to 4-0. Diego Jota scored in the 57th and 77th minutes, while Ricardo Horta, Bruno Fernandes, and Joao Felix added goals in the 67th, 83rd, and 88th minutes, respectively.
Portugal maintained a perfect result in the qualifiers, with 18 points from 6 games, leading Group J. Luxembourg, with 10 points from 6 games, is in third place. In the same group, Slovakia defeated Liechtenstein 3-0, and Iceland lost to Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-0.
Slovakia is in second place with 13 points from 6 games. Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland both have 6 points each.
Similarly, in Group D, Wales defeated Latvia 2-0 after the second victory and secured fourth place with 7 points.