The Portuguese national team have secured a place in Euro 2016, courtesy of a 1-0 win over Denmark in Braga.

 

The encounter got off to a balanced start, with neither side creating any clean chances on goal, before Nani shook things up with a header against the cross bar. João Moutinho netted the evening’s only goal after the break and Rui Patrício pulled off some brilliant stops in added time to secure the three points.

 

Curiously, a total of 8 out of the 14 players in the squad were actually produced by the Sporting Academy (Rui Patrício, Cédric, Moutinho, Nani, Ronaldo, Danny, Quaresma and Fonte).