Germany lose at home to Greece and Portugal beat Norway

Germany lose at home to Greece and Portugal beat Norway Three matches wrapped up another day of the second round of the 2026/2027 Uefa Nations League group stage. The highlight was something unprecedented: Greece’s win over Germany.  And Portugal beating Norway in Oslo even without Cristiano Ronaldo on the pitch. Gonçalo Ramos and Nyland, Brazil’s tormentor at the last World Cup, were the main figures in Oslo.  🇳🇴 Norway 1 x 2 Portugal 🇵🇹 Most of the first half was an all-out exchange of blows. Portugal were the ones who struck first. João Félix showed precision to beat Nyland, one of Brazil’s “villains” at the World Cup (17').  Haaland had the mission of beating Portugal’s last line and then goalkeeper Diogo Costa. Norway only started to take control from the 30th minute onward.  Nyland would be a key figure in the second half.  A “villain” for the Brazil national team at the World Cup, he made two awful mistakes against Gonçalo Ramos. Norway had just equalized through Haaland (51') when Nyland tried to play out from the back with Odegaard. But the pass was too short, Gonçalo Ramos was alert and chipped the keeper to put Portugal back in front (54'). It took only five minutes for them to cross paths again on the field. Nyland tried to get there before the Milan striker, but miscued his clearance. And he paid the price. But VAR stepped in and confirmed an offside position.  The home side had more possession and attacking volume. But they lacked efficiency. CR7 was not used. He watched the win from the bench.  On Thursday, October 1, Norway (three points) will visit Wales (zero). And Portugal, top of the group with six, will be away to Denmark (three).  🇩🇪 Germany 0 x 1 Greece 🇬🇷 Germany took the field with nine of their ten outfield players black and/or from immigrant family backgrounds. Something unprecedented. Kimmich was the only exception. Klopp’s men dominated the first half. Adeyemi stood out by missing a good chance and forcing Tzolakis into a fine save. The second half came, and with it a Germany side raising the tempo. Tzolakis had to work on chances from Conte and Kimmich. Greece were not intimidated. And the result came in the 74th minute after Kourbelis got a deflection off Kimmich to celebrate in Augsburg.  📸 MICHAELA STACHE - AFP or licensors Germany pushed forward. But could not find a way through. They remain on one point after two rounds, against group leaders Greece, who still have a perfect record despite not having played at home yet. And who celebrate their first-ever win against the four-time world champions.  On Thursday, October 1, Germany will host Serbia (zero points). Greece, meanwhile, will face the Netherlands (four) in Thessaloniki.  🇮🇱 Israel 0 x 3 Ireland 🇮🇪 The pre-match buildup for the League B clash was marked by a possible boycott by part of the Ireland squad.  One of them really did not want to play: goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu. That decision led to center-back Jimmy Dunne being registered in the position, as Uefa requires each national team to register three goalkeepers.  And there was an Irish protest while the Irish anthem was being played in Debrecen, Hungary.  It did not take long for Ireland to build a big advantage. New Betis signing for this season, Parrott opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Idah made it two in the 16th. And Moylan got the third in the 25th. 📸 ATTILA KISBENEDEK - AFP or licensors Israel controlled the action after the break, but could not avoid defeat.  Matches played earlier 👇🏽 League A League B League D This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.