Portugal v Norway: Confirmed line-ups as defending Nations League champions aim to maintain 100% start

/ Football News / Internationals News Portugal v Norway: Confirmed line-ups as defending Nations League champions aim to maintain 100% start Portugal could seal their place in the knockouts.

Add us as a preferred source on Google Portugal host Norway in the UEFA Nations League in a game that could see the defending champions punch their ticket to the quarter-finals.

Jorge Jesus’ men made it three wins from three last time out as they put the drama surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo’s self-enforced exile from the squad to one side to beat Denmark 4-2.

Portugal have a six-point lead over each of their rivals in Group A4, meaning that a victory over Norway will be enough to secure their place in the last eight with two games to spare if Wales fail to beat Denmark.

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Jesus makes three changes from the side that produced an excellent away display in Copenhagen.

Joao Palhinha replaces Ruben Neves in midfield, while Francisco Conceicao and Joao Felix come in for Pedro Neto and Rafael Leao on the wings.

Portugal: Costa; Cancelo, Dias, Veiga, Mendes; Palhinha, Vitinha; Conceicao, Fernandes, Felix; Ramos.

Portugal substitutes: Rui Silva, Soares, Dalot, Araujo, Tavares, Leao, Bernardo Silva, Joao Neves, Trincao, Neto, Fabio Silva, Ruben Neves.

Norway’s starting XI also sees three changes from their last game, a 2-1 defeat to Wales.

Leo Ostigard, Patrik Berg and Antonio Nusa replace Julian Ryerson, Torbjorn Heggem and Oscar Bobb.

Norway: Selvik; Aursnes, Ajer, Ostigard, Moller Wolfe; Odegaard, Berge, Berg; Schjelderup, Haaland, Nusa.

Norway substitutes: Nyland, Tangvik, Bjortuft, Strand Larsen, Sjovold, Langas, Pedersen, Blomberg, Thorstvedt, Aasgaard, Bobb, Botheim.

Portugal v Norway kicks off at 7:45pm BST on Sunday, October 4. The match will be available to watch live in the UK through Amazon Prime Video on a pay-per-view basis, priced at £2.49.

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