Portugal rout Denmark 4-2 without Ronaldo

Portugal put on a goal-scoring display without Cristiano Ronaldo, routing Denmark 4-2 to extend their perfect start to the UEFA Nations League campaign.

Portugal defeated Denmark 4-2 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen on Friday (Korean Standard Time) in their third Group 4 match of the 2026-27 UEFA Nations League A.

Portugal had already beaten Wales 1-0 at home in their opening match and Norway 2-1 away in the second, giving them three consecutive wins in the competition.

Portugal played their last two matches without Ronaldo, who had been the team's key striker. He started against Wales but was substituted off early in the second half.

After warming the bench against Norway, Ronaldo left the squad when Portugal manager Jorge Jesus announced he would not start him against Denmark.

"It was a victory at the highest level," Jesus said after the match. "Portugal scored four goals and showed a very high level of performance. That matters more than anything else that has happened recently."

Ramos, who led the attack in Ronaldo's absence, contributed a goal and an assist, while Cancelo, Vitinha and Felix also got on the scoresheet.

Defending champion Portugal sit top of the group with three wins from three. They next face Norway in Porto on Monday, looking to make it four straight wins.

Elsewhere on the same matchday, Germany beat Serbia 2-0 for Jurgen Klopp's first win since taking charge of the national team. Klopp had drawn with the Netherlands and lost to Greece before claiming victory in his third match. Tom Bischof opened the scoring and Florian Wirtz added a second.

"The combination of football and attitude was at the highest level," Klopp said. "Today's performance should be our standard going forward."

In another match, the Netherlands fell two goals behind in the first half away to Greece but fought back through consecutive goals from Virgil van Dijk and Tijjani Reijnders to draw 2-2.