European giants Portugal face Norway for an international friendly match to be played on Sunday. The Portuguese come into this match without their key player Cristiano Ronaldo, who will be fresh from participating in the Champions League final for his club Real Madrid against their city rivals Atletico Madrid in Milan a day before the friendly.
As A Seleccao welcome the Norwegians at the Estadio do Dragao, all eyes will be on 18-year-old Bayern Munich new signing Renato Sanches (below), who has been in outstanding form for his former club Benfica before signing for the Bundesliga giants. .jpg)
The hosts will use this match as a warm up for the Euro 2016 to be hosted in France this summer. They put up a solid performance on their way to emerging top of their group, having lost only three points in the process.
On the other hand, although Per-Mathias Hogmo’s men have failed to qualify for the European competition, they will want to send a strong statement to the Portuguese when the two sides clash this weekend. Norway have failed to qualify for this tournament since its inception in 1960 while on the other hand, Fernando Santos’ men have qualified seven times.
The two sides have met nine times since 1967, with Portugal having the upper hand. Portugal have won six of their last nine meetings with Norway in all competitions. The first time the Norwegians beat the Portuguese was back in 2010 in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier match. Norway won the match by a solitary goal by Erik Huseklepp.
In that particular match, Cristiano Ronaldo was absent due to injury problems, and this time round, he will miss this clash due to club commitments. This could, therefore, present the perfect opportunity for the visitors to register yet another famous and morale-boosting win over the European giants in front of their home fans.
Head to head
- Norway have only beaten Portugal once in their last nine meetings
- The two sides have drawn twice in their last nine meetings
- This fixture has registered under 2.5 goals in the last nine meetings
- Portugal have not beaten Norway by more than one goal since 1993
- Portugal have scored 11 goals against Norway in their last nine meetings
- Norway have scored five goals against Norway in their last nine meetings
Which channel is broadcasting Portugal vs Norway on TV or Online?
USA: Watch Portugal vs Norway on fuboTV, beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A. or beIN SPORTS USA at 15:45 EDT.
Canada: Tune in to beIN Sports Canada or beIN SPORTS CONNECT Canada at 15:45 EDT.
Portugal: On RTP 1 at 20:45 WEST
Norway: On TVNorge at 21:45 CEST.
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