Cristiano Ronaldo scores brace as Portugal hammers Poland to progress in Nations League

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Cristiano Ronaldo scored a penalty and an overhead kick as Portugal beat Poland 5-1 to guarantee a place in the Nations League quarterfinals on got its first win in nine games to keep alive its hopes of staying in the tournament's top , which had already secured first place in Group A4, beat Denmark 2-1 in Copenhagen, and in the same group Serbia grabbed a late equalizer in Switzerland to condemn the Swiss to relegation into the second https://www.portugalworldcupshop.com/collections/mario-ricardo-silva-velho-jersey, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Portugal are all assured one of the eight quarterfinal spots. The games will be held from March eight teams are also guaranteed a spot in Pot 1 for the qualifying draw for the 2026 World sparklesIn Porto, Ronaldo turned in a man-of-the-match performance in a blistering second took its time to overcome a hapless Poland but three goals in the last 10 minutes put the sheen on a commanding Leo broke the deadlock with a fine header 14 minutes into the second half and then Ronaldo got his 134th international goal from the penalty spot 13 minutes Fernandes scored a stunning third from almost 30 meters out and three minutes later Ronaldo's pass gave Pedro Neto the space to lash home a fourth from a tight made it five and 135 with a deft overhead kick three minutes from secure rare winScotland got its first win in nine games with a late John McGinn goal giving the home side the slimmest of wins over a 10-man Croatia in Group beats DenmarkDenmark has not beaten Spain since 1993 and it got off to the worst possible start when Mikel Oyarzabal took advantage of poor defending to give the visitor the lead after 15 European champion was on top throughout, with Oyarzabal and Ayoze Prez combining well up front. Prez hit the bar early on but got the goal his hard work deserved when he took a neat pass from Olmo and finished clinically with 58 minutes vs. Denmark Highlights Serbia equalizes lateIn Zurich Renato Veiga Jersey, Zeki Amdouni put Switzerland ahead after 79 minutes and looked to be on course for its first win in the with three minutes left, Serbia broke upfield and Aleksa Terzi provided the coolest of finishes to level the Kobel saved a penalty from Serbia's Aleksandar Mitrovi early in the second by The Associated Press.