After defeating Poland 5-1 in Porto, Portugal secured a top-place finish in Nations League group A1 thanks to two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo.
After Rafael Leão gave Portugal the lead in the second half, Ronaldo scored from a penalty kick, and in the last moments, the 39-year-old added his second with an overhead kick.
The Portuguese had a 5-0 lead thanks to goals from Bruno Fernandes and Pedro Neto until Dominik Marczuk gave Poland a late consolation goal.
Poland’s aspirations were crushed, and they will be demoted if they lose to Scotland on Monday, while Portugal secured their spot in the quarterfinals.
Spain’s 2-1 victory in Denmark guaranteed them the top spot in Group A4.
After goals from Mikel Oyarzabal and Ayoze Pérez in each half, Luis de la Fuente’s team was already guaranteed a spot in the quarterfinals. However, late in the game, Denmark grabbed one back through replacement Gustav Isaksen.
After Aleksa Terzic’s late equalizer secured a 1-1 draw against Switzerland in Zurich, who were demoted despite Zeki Amdouni’s second-half opener, Serbia maintained their hopes of qualifying.
Northern Ireland defeated Belarus 2-0 in Belfast thanks to goals from Daniel Ballard and Dion Charles, marking a significant step towards promotion to League B.
After winning all three of their home games, the Irish are still atop Group C3, and they will play in Luxembourg on Monday.
After losing to Bulgaria 1-0 at home, Luxembourg finished last in the group and avoided relegation.
After Nicola Nanni’s stoppage-time penalty saved a 1-1 draw against Gibraltar, San Marino, who achieved their first-ever competitive success with a 1-0 triumph over Liechtenstein in September, are still in the running for promotion from Group D1.
Cyprus defeated bottom-place Lithuania, who have lost all five of their games, 2-1 in Larnaca to secure a third-place finish in Group C2.
