Portugal host Norway in the UEFA Nations League in a game that could see the defending champions punch their ticket to the quarter-finals.
Jorge Jesus’ men made it three wins from three last time out as they put the drama surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo’s self-enforced exile from the squad to one side to beat Denmark 4-2.
Portugal have a six-point lead over each of their rivals in Group A4, meaning that a victory over Norway will be enough to secure their place in the last eight with two games to spare if Wales fail to beat Denmark.
101GreatGoals has the full team news from Estadio do Dragao.
Portugal team news
Jesus makes three changes from the side that produced an excellent away display in Copenhagen.
Joao Palhinha replaces Ruben Neves in midfield, while Francisco Conceicao and Joao Felix come in for Pedro Neto and Rafael Leao on the wings.
Portugal: Costa; Cancelo, Dias, Veiga, Mendes; Palhinha, Vitinha; Conceicao, Fernandes, Felix; Ramos.
Portugal substitutes: Rui Silva, Soares, Dalot, Araujo, Tavares, Leao, Bernardo Silva, Joao Neves, Trincao, Neto, Fabio Silva, Ruben Neves.
Norway team news
Norway’s starting XI also sees three changes from their last game, a 2-1 defeat to Wales.
Leo Ostigard, Patrik Berg and Antonio Nusa replace Julian Ryerson, Torbjorn Heggem and Oscar Bobb.
Norway: Selvik; Aursnes, Ajer, Ostigard, Moller Wolfe; Odegaard, Berge, Berg; Schjelderup, Haaland, Nusa.
Norway substitutes: Nyland, Tangvik, Bjortuft, Strand Larsen, Sjovold, Langas, Pedersen, Blomberg, Thorstvedt, Aasgaard, Bobb, Botheim.
Recent Form & Stats for Portugal v Norway
- Portugal have won all three of their Nations League matches this season.
- Jesus’ side have scored seven goals and conceded three across those three games.
- Portugal have won the Nations League twice, in 2018-19 and 2024-25.
- Portugal have won their last three meetings with Norway.
- Norway have lost their last two Nations League matches by a 2-1 scoreline.
- Norway have scored in all three of their Nations League fixtures this season.
- Portugal have lost only one of their previous 12 meetings with Norway.
- Ramos has scored in each of his last two appearances for Portugal.
Recent Results : Portugal
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UEFA Nations League
Denmark
DEN
W 2 – 4 2026-10-01
Portugal
POR
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UEFA Nations League
Norway
NOR
W 1 – 2 2026-09-27
Portugal
POR
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UEFA Nations League
Portugal
POR
W 1 – 0 2026-09-24
Wales
WAL
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World Cup
Portugal
POR
L 0 – 1 2026-07-06
Spain
ESP
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World Cup
Portugal
POR
W 2 – 1 2026-07-03
Croatia
CRO
Recent Results : Norway
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UEFA Nations League
Wales
WAL
L 2 – 1 2026-10-01
Norway
NOR
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UEFA Nations League
Norway
NOR
L 1 – 2 2026-09-27
Portugal
POR
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UEFA Nations League
Norway
NOR
W 3 – 2 2026-09-24
Denmark
DEN
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World Cup
Brazil
BRA
W 1 – 2 2026-07-05
Norway
NOR
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World Cup
Ivory Coast
CIV
W 1 – 2 2026-06-30
Norway
NOR
Where to Watch Portugal v Norway: TV and online streams
Portugal v Norway kicks off at 7:45pm BST on Sunday, October 4. The match will be available to watch live in the UK through Amazon Prime Video on a pay-per-view basis, priced at £2.49.
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