A trip to the Estádio do Dragão to face a liberated Portugal isn’t exactly what a Norway team that’s suffered back-to-back defeats needed.
Jorge Jesus’s Iberians haven’t lost at this stadium since Greece started its stunning ascent to Euro 2004 glory by beating the hosts 2–1 in the opening game of the tournament. Cristiano Ronaldo was Portugal’s conciliatory goalscorer that day, his first of a staggering 146 on the international stage.