AFCON 2025
Portugal defeated Denmark 5-2 after extra time to secure a 5-3 aggregate victory and a spot in the Nations League semi-finals.
Francisco Trincão scored twice off the bench, while Cristiano Ronaldo also found the net.
Ronaldo won and missed an early penalty, but Portugal took the lead through an own goal from Joachim Andersen. Denmark equalized through Rasmus Kristensen, and though Ronaldo gave Portugal the lead again, Christian Eriksen put Denmark back in front on aggregate.
Trincão’s double in extra time sealed Portugal’s win. They will face Germany in the semi-finals. Germany advanced after a thrilling 5-4 aggregate win over Italy.
The Germans, leading 2-1 from the first leg, nearly threw it all away, squandering a 3-goal lead, but held on to advance.
France won 2-0 on the night but after losing the first leg to Croatia by the same score, had to settle for the lottery of penalties to advance.
In other Nations League action, Spain booked their semi-final spot after beating the Netherlands on penalties following a thrilling 3-3 draw.
📋 #NationsLeague 1/4-Finale & Play-offs. ✅ pic.twitter.com/qT1KGdtNWU
— UEFA Nations League DE (@EURO2024DE) March 23, 2025
Semifinal fixtures
France vs Spain
Germany vs Portugal
