Cristiano Ronaldo has Europe's top four all-time leading marksmen in his sights after ending a productive week on duty with Portugal with five goals in two games.The Real Madrid man registered his first 'poker' (four goals in a match) in Friday's 6-0 home victory against Andorra and added one more on Monday as the European champions defeated the Faroe Islands by the same scoreline. Those results moved Portugal up to second in Group B of the European Qualifiers, while Ronaldo's tally of 66 goals from 135 caps is good enough for sixth on the all-time list, leapfrogging Zlatan Ibrahimović this
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Portugal at home first against Romania in Women’s EURO play-off
Portugal will be at home in the first leg of their UEFA Women's EURO 2017 play-off with Romania after the draw was made today in Nyon.Both sides are seeking a major tournament debut after finishing second in their qualifying groups but not ending among the six runners-up with the best record against the top four in their respective sections.The play-off will be held over two legs between 17 and 25 October, with the final tournament draw taking place in Rotterdam on 8 November. The finals in the Netherlands run from 16 July to 6 August.Already qualified: Netherlands (hosts), Germany (holders), Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Iceland, Italy,... UEFA.com - News
Portugal and France founder in opening qualifiers
European champions Portugal defeated 2-0 in SwitzerlandBeaten finalists France held to 0-0 draw in BelarusRomelu Lukaku strikes twice as Belgium make positive startAll of the matchday one resultsNext games in these groups: Friday 7 OctoberGroup ASweden 1-1 NetherlandsHonours were even at the Friends Arena in Jan Andersson's first competitive game as Sweden coach. Marcus Berg chipped in off the underside of the bar in the moments before half-time, but Wesley Sneijder's strike midwa... UEFA.com - News
Germany punish Portugal, Neymar ends drought
Germany will be Europe's sole representatives in the semi-finals of the Men's Olympic Football Tournament after beating Portugal to set up a last-four meeting with Nigeria, while Barcelona ace Neymar helped hosts Brazil get the better of Colombia.Quarter-final resultsPortugal 0-4 Germany, BrasiliaNigeria 2-0 Denmark, SalvadorSouth Korea 0-1 Honduras, Belo HorizonteBrazil 2-0 Colombia, Sao PauloGermany lost 5-0 to Portugal in the semi-finals of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship last year, but they earned sweet revenge in Brasilia thanks to a well-deserved win. Serge Gnabry broke the deadlock, producing a cool finish moments before ha... UEFA.com - News
How Portugal and France made it to the final
PortugalGroup F: Portugal 1-1 IcelandJoe Walker (@UEFAcomJoeW): I felt an air of deception and frustration about Portugal after this match. They offered so much yet lacked the killer touch.Group F: Portugal 0-0 AustriaJoe Walker: Frustration again. A whole host of missed chances, a penalty off the upright and a disallowed effort. Not to worry, they will beat Hungary ... Group F: Hungary 3-3 PortugalJoe Walker: Where to start? Yet more frustration, but ove...
Ronaldo and Portugal ready to finish what they started
Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal forwardIt's what we have dreamt of since the beginning. We knew it would be a long road and we're still in the tournament. We have believed right from the start. We had difficult moments, but it's like I always say: it's better to start poorly and have a positive ending. We haven't won anything yet, but the dream is still alive.Ronaldo: 'We need to keep the dream alive'I hope that [after the final] we'll be smiling and that it will be tears of joy this time. I've...
Hot topic: Portugal in Wales’s way #PORWAL
Paul Saffer (@UEFAcomPaulS): Thanks for doing this. Starting with a question for both of you: at the beginning of the finals did you really think you'd still be here now?Mark Pitman, Wales reporter (@UEFAcomMPitman): My heart might have said so but probably not my head. I expected to get through the group, and then anything can happen. I also knew teams would underestimate how good Wales can actually play at their best. Joseph Walker, Portugal reporter (@UEFAcomJoeW): Before the tournament I had Portugal pencilled in for a semi-final berth, but then a...