Portugal boss Fernando Santos: "What I really liked was the team's collective behaviour. When I was asked what we had to do that was different from the game against Germany and I said it was to be like ourselves.

"Ronaldo is such an inspirational player, he's the player who lifts the team," said former England striker Chris Sutton on BBC Radio 5 Live. "He missed that great chance but you cannot keep that man down.

Netherlands officially secured a ticket into the UEFA Nations League semifinals after their success in holding Germany 2-2 on Monday. Needing only a point to secure their path into the competition's first finals edition, Ronald Koeman's men did just what was asked of them on that final group game.

Portugal showing positive signs of being a competitive squad even without their star player, Cristiano Ronaldo as Selecao Das Quinas got a precious 1-0 win over Italy in their latest UEFA Nations League fixture.

The battle between two contrasting footballing nations set to entertain football fans this upcoming Friday as Uruguay will be battling France in World Cup 2018 quarter finals. Eliminating Portugal 2-1 in the last 16, La Celeste are aiming to upset another European representative this time around, but Oscar Tabarez's men are expecting a much tougher task defensively.

The knock out stage of FIFA World Cup 2018 started with tons of excitement as the two games which saw France and Uruguay making it into the next round were filled with quality goals.

Uruguay booked their place in the FIFA World Cup 2018 quarter final following their success in beating Portugal 2-1. Paris Saint-Germain striker, Edinson Cavani was the main man for La Celeste as he bagged both of his national team's goals in that tie.

Uruguay, the team with the best defensive record in the group stage at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ with zero goals conceded, held firm to sink Portugal 2-1 in Sochi on Saturday to set up a quarter-final tie against France.

Uruguay are gearing themselves up for an intriguing and tight last 16 battle in 2018 World Cup as they battle Portugal. Both teams have somewhat similar kind of footballing approach, though La Celeste seemingly looking more fluid in every department compared to their European counterpart so far in the tournament.

Portugal almost saw their World Cup 2018 campaign ended in such dramatic and confusing fashion when they only grabbed a 1-1 draw on their final group game against Iran this past Monday.

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An intriguing battle between two teams targeting for a place in the knock out stage will occur this Monday as Portugal facing up against Iran. Collecting four points from their previous two games, Selecao das Quinas technically only need a point to secure their place in the next round.