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Ronaldo double helps Portugal reach quarters with 5-1 Poland thrashing

Nations League - Group Stage - Portugal v Poland - Estadio do Dragao, Porto, Portugal - Nov 15, 2024 Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo scores their second goal from the penalty spot

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The team, unbeaten in the group stage, tops Group A1 with 13 points

Reuters

Publisted at 8:12 AM, Sat Nov 16th, 2024

Portugal sealed a Nations League quarter-final berth after a Cristiano Ronaldo double with a penalty and an overhead kick helped them hammer visiting Poland 5-1 in Group A1 on Friday.

Rafael Leao broke the deadlock just before the hour with a header before Ronaldo doubled the lead from the spot in the 72nd minute with a confident strike down the middle of the goal.

The hosts then scored three goals in eight minutes through Bruno Fernandes, Pedro Neto and Ronaldo's clever strike before Dominik Marczuk got a consolation for Poland in the 88th.

Unbeaten Portugal top the group with 13 points, six ahead of Croatia, who lost 1-0 away to a Scotland side who are still bottom but now level on four points with third-placed Poland.

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