20:31
At Portugal it is also the debut of the new national coach Roberto Martínez, who was last in charge of the Belgian national team. The Spaniard brings six new players into the game compared to the 1-0 draw against Morocco: keeper Rui Patrício, defenders Gonçalo Inácio, Danilo and João Cancelo, midfielder João Palhinha and superstar Cristiano Ronaldo are new. Liechtenstein have five new players compared to the last game: Malin, Meier, Wolfinger, Frommelt and Wieser can prove themselves today.
20:20
The 25-kilometer-long Principality of Liechtenstein was last without a win in the lowest Nations League league D and was only able to score one goal in six games in the duels with Latvia, the Republic of Moldova and Andorra. Only in June 2022 did Livio Meier score a consolation goal to make it 2-1 in added time in the game against Moldova. Even today, the sixth smallest country in the world will not have a real chance.
20:14
At last December’s World Cup, Portugal made it through to the quarter-finals where, somewhat surprisingly, they lost 1-0 to Morocco. Before that, they reached the round of 16 as group winners, where Selecao swept Switzerland 6-1 from the field and was able to delight the fans. Above all, three-packer Gonçalo Ramos experienced his big breakthrough. Today, however, the young striker is sitting on the bench and has to line up behind veteran Cristiano Ronaldo.
19:57
The roles in this game are of course clearly divided. The star ensemble from Portugal is the clear favourite, anything but a home win would be a big sensation. In October 2004, the underdog from Liechtenstein made the impossible possible and drew 2-2 against Portugal. In addition to today’s two protagonists, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Iceland, Luxembourg and Slovakia are in European Championship qualifying group J. Here, too, Portugal is the big favorite to win the group, while Liechtenstein will probably find itself on the lower places in the table.
19:49
Hello and welcome to qualifying for the EM 2024! Portugal and Liechtenstein open the first matchday in Group J. At 20:45 the game takes place in the Estádio José Alvalade in Portugal’s capital Lisbon.