Portugal completed the qualification in great fashion Euro 2024 after the 2-0 win against Iceland at the José Alvalade Stadium on the final matchday of Group J.
From the 36th minute, the teams, led by Roberto Martínez and already classified before the game, demonstrated their superiority on the scoreboard.
The scorer of the first Portuguese goal was Bruno Fernandesafter he delivered a whip from outside the penalty area to break the 0-0 tie and spark joy from the Portuguese fans.
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The minimal lead remained until the 65th minute, when Ricardo Horta took advantage of a poor rebound from the goalkeeper from a shot by Cristiano Ronaldo and sealed the victory for the home team.
With this result, the Portuguese team completed the qualification process with 10 games won, 36 goals scored and only 2 goals conceded. In addition, Ronaldo established himself as the top scorer in his group with 10 goals in 9 games.
The arrival of Roberto Martínez on the Portuguese bench has had a big impact on the squad after the painful exit World Cup 2022where the team was led by Fernando Santos.
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With the ticket to the next European Championship in their hands, Cristiano Ronaldo and Co. are preparing to repeat the performance of 2016.
It should be noted that the Portuguese team will be among the six seeds in the European Championship draw in December.
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Unbeatable. Roberto Martínez has never lost a game as a coach in European Championship qualifying: 29 with Belgium and 10 with Portugal.