{
  "id": 10361652,
  "title": "UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE RESULTS: Portugal defeat Norway as Greece stun Germany",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/uefa-nations-league-results-portugal-defeat-norway-as-greece-stun",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T04:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sport/cricket/2026-09-28-uefa-nations-league-results-portugal-defeat-norway-as-greece-stun-germany/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The UEFA Nations League provided a night of thrilling matches and political tension across Europe. On Sunday, Greece stunned Jurgen Klopp's Germany with a surprising 1-0 victory, while Portugal secured a 2-1 win over Norway without their star player Cristiano Ronaldo. In Ireland's match against Israel in Hungary, the players wore black armbands in protest against the war in Gaza, adding a somber tone to their 3-0 victory. Portugal's coach, Jorge Jesus, dropped Ronaldo and rewarded his replacement, Goncalo Ramos, with the winning goal. Germany's Jurgen Klopp had to wait for his first win as he was outplayed by Greece's deflected second-half strike. In Oslo, Portugal took the lead through Joao Felix, only for Erling Haaland to equalize for Norway. Portugal struck back, and Orjan Nyland's error gifted Goncalo Ramos the decisive goal.",
  "summary": "UEFA Nations League round-up: Greece stun Germany while Portugal beat Norway without Ronaldo.",
  "key_points": [
    "Greece defeats Germany 1-0 in UEFA Nations League",
    "Portugal wins 2-1 against Norway without Ronaldo",
    "Players wear black armbands in Ireland vs Israel match"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Portugal's win without Cristiano Ronaldo and Greece's upset over Germany show that teams can still achieve results with strategic lineup choices and effective gameplay from lesser-expected players.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}