{
  "id": 11391077,
  "title": "Joy for Germany as Ronaldo-less Portugal win in Denmark",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/joy-for-germany-as-ronaldo-less-portugal-win-in-denmark",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T07:40:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442340/joy-for-germany-as-ronaldo-less-portugal-win-in-denmark"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Germany secured their first victory under new coach Juergen Klopp on Thursday with a 2-0 Nations League win over Serbia. Klopp fielded an entirely new lineup, giving debuts to goalkeeper Jonas Urbig and winger Derry Scherhant. The match featured waves of attacks from Germany but it was Florian Wirtz who opened the scoring in the 39th minute, assisting Tom Bischof to score his first senior national team goal. Despite Nick Woltemade missing a crucial chance at the back post, Wirtz added a second goal past the hour mark with a precise shot from the edge of the box. Klopp expressed satisfaction with his team's performance, stating that this result sets a new baseline for his coaching. Unfortunately, Greece nearly secured their third consecutive win in the tournament but conceded a late equalizer against the Netherlands at home. Tomas Ioannidis and Georgios Masouras scored first-half goals for Greece, while Virgil van Dijk equalized just before the hour mark. The Dutch side then secured the winning goal via Tijjani Reijnders just a minute from the end.",
  "summary": "Germany claimed a first win under new coach Juergen Klopp on Thursday with a 2-0 Nations League victory over Serbia, while Portugal shrugged off the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo in Denmark and the Netherlands came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Greece. Klopp selected a completely new starting XI from the side that lost to Greece last time out, handing debuts to goalkeeper Jonas Urbig and…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Joy for Germany as Ronaldo-less Portugal win in Denmark",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/joy-for-germany-as-ronaldo-less-portugal-win-in-denmark",
        "published": "2026-10-01T20:53:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Joy for Germany and Klopp as Ronaldo-less Portugal win in Denmark",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/joy-for-germany-and-klopp-as-ronaldo-less-portugal-win-in-denmark",
        "published": "2026-10-01T21:22:17.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}