Ronaldo leaves Portugal, Denmark wins 4-2... UNL 3 consecutive wins

Portugal, where 'superstar' Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nasr) left, defeated Denmark and won three consecutive matches in the UEFA Nations League (UNL).

Portugal defeated Denmark 4-2 in the third match of Group 4 of the 2026-2027 UNL League A held at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark on the 2nd (Korean time).

Portugal, which previously won 1-0 in the first leg at home against Wales and 2-1 in the second away game against Norway, recorded its third consecutive win in the competition.

Portugal played the last two games without Ronaldo, the team's main striker. In the match against Wales, Ronaldo started but was replaced early in the second half.

Ronaldo, who only warmed up the bench in the match against Norway, left the national team when Portugal coach Jorge Jesus announced that he would not be selected as a starter ahead of the match against Denmark.

Coach Jesus denied rumors of a rift with Ronaldo.

“After speaking with the president of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) following the press conference by the national team coach, I have decided to leave the national team training camp,” Ronaldo said on Instagram.

Gonzalo Hamus stood at the forefront of Ronaldo's role.

Hamus assisted Joao Cancelo's first goal. When Denmark's Mikel Damsgaard scored the tying goal in the 23rd minute of the first half, Hamus scored the goal that put Portugal ahead 2-1 two minutes later.

Rasmus Høirun equalized again in the 8th minute of the second half, but Portugal won by two points with consecutive goals from Vitinha and Joao Felix.

Vitinha scored the winning goal in the 22nd minute of the second half by heading in Bruno Fernand's free kick, and Joao Felix scored the winning goal by connecting Diogo Dalot's cutback with a right-footed non-stop shot in the 42nd minute of the second half.

The symbolic number '7' that Ronaldo wore was owned by Rafael Leao. Leao started as a starter but was replaced by Francisco Trincon in the 18th minute of the second half.

Germany, in Group 2, defeated Serbia 2-0 at home and achieved its first win under coach Jurgen Klopp.

Coach Klopp led Germany to victory in just three games after taking over as head coach. Germany previously drew 1-1 with the Netherlands in the first leg and lost 0-1 in the subsequent match against Greece.

In the 39th minute of the first half, Florian Wirtz's shot hit the right post, and Tom Bischoff shot again to score the first goal.

In the 16th minute of the second half, Wirz received a pass from Mittelstedt, beat the defender with simple movements, and then scored an additional goal with a right-footed shot.

Coach Klopp, who was pleased with the performance, said, "I will keep it as a record. I will make a video. What we showed today is the soccer we want to play."

Ireland, in Group 3 of League B, drew 2-2 with Austria in Dublin.

Citizens demanding a boycott of the game against Israel threw a tennis ball with a Palestinian flag on it onto the ground in the first half, causing the game to be stopped. A man holding a Palestinian flag attempted to invade the ground and was stopped by security staff.