Portugal punished Republic of Ireland 4-0 at the Banants Stadium in Yerevan to reach the UEFA U19 European Championship Final. Vítor Ferreira’s penalty put Portugal in front, Gonçalo Ramos securing his hat-trick in added time as the Seleção made it to their third successive final after winning the tournament in 2018 and finishing runners-up in 2017.
Having scored 12 goals and conceded just one in the tournament so far, Portugal look in with a strong chance of lifting the trophy for a second straight year.
Portugal predictably punished a poor Armenia side 4-0 at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan to advance to the UEFA U19 European Championship semi-finals. The host nation were no match for the defending champions, Vítor Ferreira’s first half penalty putting Portugal 1-0 up at half-time, João Mário scoring a stunner and substitute Tiago Gouveia bagging a brace in a result that was never in doubt.
Portugal took a big step towards the UEFA U19 European Championship semi-finals after a 1-1 draw against Spain at Banants Stadion in Yerevan. Spain took the lead through Juan Miranda before half-time, Fábio Vieira’s free kick after the break earning the Seleção a share of the spoils.
Portugal began their UEFA U19 European Championship title defence in Armenia with a comprehensive 3-0 win against Italy at Banants Stadium in Yerevan.
Cristiano Ronaldo has plenty of experience lifting trophies, but it was a special moment when he lifted silverware again after winning the inaugural UEFA Nations League. When Portugal beat the Netherlands in the final at the Estádio do Dragão earlier this month, the captain got to taste victory on home soil to finally banish memories of the shock defeat against Greece in the Euro 2004 final in Lisbon.