They did not leave even a crumb for their competitors. By defeating Iceland (2-0) on Sunday evening in Lisbon, Portugal ended its qualifying campaign for the European Championship 2024 with its tenth victory in the same number of matches. Bruno Fernandes (37) and the upcoming Ricardo Horta (66) allowed the Seleção to validate the “Grand Slam” in Group J. Most of these 10 successes, were achieved against lesser teams (Slovakia, Luxembourg, Iceland, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Liechtenstein). The Portuguese statistics are impressive: they have scored 36 goals and conceded only two.
Thus, they obtained two cards against Luxembourg (6-0 and 9-0), although they were ranked third in this group upon their arrival. Slovakia was the only one who gave the Portuguese team a difficult time (3-2) in October, but they escaped defeat thanks to a brace from the tireless Cristiano Ronaldo. CR7 was still the starter (and leader) on Sunday evening, and should continue to lead the L'Usitain squad during the upcoming Euro Championship in Germany.
Portugal is also the only country that achieved complete success during these qualifiers… while waiting for the French team. With a perfect record (in a group with one fewer team), with 7 wins, 27 goals scored and only one goal conceded, the Blues can match this performance if they beat Greece on Tuesday night in Athens.
