Updated On: 17 November, 2024 08:41 AM IST | Paris | AFP
Skipper Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice in dominant second-half display as team rout Poland 5-1 to top group and claim Nations League quarters berth; Spain beat Denmark

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his goal against Poland in Porto on Friday. Pic/Getty Images
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal thrashed Poland 5-1 thanks to a rampant second-half display on Friday to reach the Nations League quarter-finals, while already-qualified Spain beat Denmark.
Roberto Martinez’s Portugal wrapped up top spot in Group A1 with a game to spare, securing their place in the next round in March. France, Germany and Italy are also already through to the last eight.