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Portugal, whom we will meet at the Qatar World Cup, defeated the Czech Republic 4-0 in the European Nations League.
Captain Ronaldo showed his fighting spirit even after conceding a penalty kick for a handball foul with a nose injury.
Correspondent Lee Jeong-chan.
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Portugal captain Ronaldo, who started as a forward striker, struggled with the Czech Republic's strong defense.
In the 9th minute of the first half, he kicked his ankle in the shooting process and tore his socks, and 4 minutes later, he collided with the goalkeeper and spilled nosebleeds.
Ronaldo, who returned from treatment, endured the pain and showed fighting spirit, but the bad luck continued.
In additional time in the first half, a penalty kick was awarded by blocking the ball towards his face.
Ronaldo, who swept the chest with an opponent's miss, established a foothold in the wedge goal in the second half.
In the 37th minute of the second half, he changed direction with a sensational header from a corner kick and helped Diogu Jota's goal.
After Dalot and Fernandes, who played alongside Ronaldo for Manchester United, scored three goals, Portugal defeated the Czech Republic 4-0 to rise to the top of the group.
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Spain in the same group was knocked out by Switzerland and pushed to second place.
Spain opened the scoring to Manchester City's central defender Akanji, and in the 10th minute, Jordi Alba equalized the score.
(Video editing: So Ji-hye, CG: Im Chan-hyuk)