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The draw for the second edition of the women’s Nations League could not have been tougher for Portugal. The Navegadoras landed in Group 3 alongside world champions Spain, European champions England, and Belgium, 19th in the FIFA World rankings.
Yet, after the opening week of action, Portugal are joint top of the standings after a 1-1 draw versus England in Portimão, and a 1-0 victory in Belgium.
Roberto Carlos spent the best part of a decade as opponent and teammate of Portugal legend Luís Figo within arguably the world's greatest football rivalry: Real Madrid vs Barcelona.
Four years as direct opposition during Figo's days with Barca were followed by five seasons as teammates after the Portugal winger made a world-record transfer to the Bernabeu.
Playing a game of 'winner stays on' for a Youtube channel, Roberto Carlos put Figo above some of the greatest names in the history of football - including Lionel Messi and Brazil's Ronaldinho and Ronaldo.
The draw for European qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2026 took place today. Portugal’s opponents will depend on the outcome of their Nations League quarter-final against Denmark in March.
Should the Seleção beat the Danes, they will be placed in Group F alongside Hungary, the Republic of Ireland and Armenia. If Portugal lose to Denmark in the two-legged quarter-final, they will be in Group C and face off against Greece, Scotland and Belarus.
Four in a row! The female Seleção today beat Czechia 2-1 away in the second leg of the Euro 2025 playoff for a 3-2 aggregate victory and qualification for a FOURTH major tournament in a row. It is progress few would have considered possible a decade ago.
After making it to Euro 2017, Euro 2022 and World Cup 2023, Portugal have taken another step in their affirmation towards becoming one of the top nations in women’s football.
Diana Silva was the hero of the hour, forcing an own goal by Aneta Dedinová to give the visitors the lead then scoring the winner in the 76th minute.
In between Katerina Svitková equalised from the penalty spot, but Portugal’s superior technical quality made them deserving winners over the two legs of the playoff.
Portugal and Czechia went head-to-head in front of a record-breaking attendance at the Estádio do Dragão tonight, in the first leg of the playoff for qualification to the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025.
The Seleção dominated most of the first half but found themselves behind at the interval to a Katerina Svitková header.
Player of the match Kika Nazareth equalised upon the restart, and a hard-fought match ended 1-1, leaving everything down to the second leg in Czechia on Tuesday. José Ricardo Leite reports.
