Portugal won the biggest match in history

On the evening of September 11, in the Euro 2024 qualifying round, Portugal crushed the visiting team Luxembourg with a score of 9-0. The team with a history dating back to 1921 set a new record for the biggest win, pushing the 8-0 wins over Liechtenstein in 1994 and 1999 and the 8-0 win over Kuwait in 2003 to second place. Behind these four matches are five wins with the same score of 7-0 against Liechtenstein in 1995, Azerbaijan in 1999, North Korea in 2010, Estonia in 2016 and Andorra in 2020.

On the day that made history for the team, midfielder Goncalo Inacio, strikers Goncalo Ramos and Diogo Jota all scored doubles. The remaining three goals belonged to Ricardo Horta, Bruno Fernandes and Joao Felix. Bruno Fernandes scored another hat-trick of assists. Cristiano Ronaldo missed this match because he received three yellow cards and was suspended.

The 9-0 win over Luxembourg was Portugal's sixth consecutive win in the Euro 2024 qualifiers, after wins over Liechtenstein 4-0, Luxembourg 6-0 in the first leg, Bosnia 3-0, Iceland 1-0 and Slovakia 1-0. Portugal is leading Group J with 18 absolute points, five points ahead of Slovakia and eight points ahead of Luxembourg. If they win against Slovakia on January 13, they can win tickets to the final round three times early.

The record for Portugal's biggest loss belongs to the 10-0 loss to England in 1947. Portugal has participated in eight World Cups, with their best achievement being winning bronze in 1966. They also participated in eight Euros and won the championship. enemy once in 2016.

Ronaldo holds two records of playing 201 matches and scoring 123 goals for Portugal. The second highest scorer, Pauleta has only 47 goals. Legend Eusebio ranked third with 41 goals, while former player Luis Figo ranked fourth with 32 goals.