The UEFA Nations League was a league tournament started by UEFA in 2019 to streamline the schedule for friendlies played by European nations and give context to international fixtures.
The League of Nations started in September 2019. Portugal fell into a group with Italy and Poland and won it with two wins and two draws, stamping a passport to the “Final Four”.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a “hat-trick” in a 3-1 win over Switzerland with two goals in the last three minutes and packed Portugal to the final.
On this day in 2019, hosts Portugal beat Netherlands 1-0 in the inaugural UEFA Nations League final.
The reigning European champions claimed the title on home soil, with Goncalo Guedes scoring the solitary goal at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto.
Portugal’s title defence is scheduled to get underway in September 2020, although they will face a tough test in trying to qualify from a group that includes world champions France, 2018 World Cup runners up Croatia and Sweden.
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