{"id":290357,"date":"2023-09-11T21:35:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T21:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=290357"},"modified":"2023-09-11T21:35:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T21:35:19","slug":"portugal-hit-nine-past-luxembourg-in-euro-2024-qualifier-thrashing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/portugal-hit-nine-past-luxembourg-in-euro-2024-qualifier-thrashing\/","title":{"rendered":"Portugal hit NINE past Luxembourg in Euro 2024 qualifier thrashing"},"content":{"rendered":"
Liverpool’s Diogo Jota scored a brace as\u00a0Portugal qualified for Euro 2024 with an emphatic 9-0 thrashing of Luxembourg.<\/p>\n
Portugal were without Cristiano Ronaldo due to suspension but still produced a hugely impressive display, with Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes scoring and providing a hat-trick of assists.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Portugal opened the scoring in the 12th minute, with Fernandes playing a brilliant pass with the outside of his boot to locate Goncalo Inacio.<\/p>\n
Goncalo Ramos then hit a brace to extend Portugal’s lead to 3-0.<\/p>\n
Portugal went 4-0 up just before half-time, with Fernandes picking out Inacio again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Liverpool’s Diogo Jota scored twice as Portugal secured their place at Euro 2024<\/p>\n
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Bruno Fernandes scored and provided three assists in a 9-0 victory against Luxembourg<\/p>\n
In the second half Fernandes provided another impressive assist, this time playing an excellent ball over the top of the defence which Diogo Jota latched onto.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ricardo Horta then made it 6-0, with Jota adding a seventh.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was then time for Fernandes to get in on the act himself as he scored with a composed finish.<\/p>\n
Former Chelsea forward Joao Felix rounded off the scoring with Portugal’s ninth goal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Joao Felix added to Portugal’s tally, with the former Chelsea striker netting late on<\/p>\n