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  "id": 12016549,
  "title": "Ronaldo-less Portugal beat Norway to reach Nations League quarters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/ronaldo-less-portugal-beat-norway-to-reach-nations-league-quarters-12016549",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-04T22:22:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2026/10/1547718/ronaldo-less-portugal-beat-norway-reach-nations-league-quarters"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Portugal stunned Norway 2-1 without their star striker Cristiano Ronaldo in a Nations League quarter-final match, securing a place in the next round. Joao Cancelo and Goncalo Ramos scored the goals for Portugal, with Cancelo equalizing Kristoffer Ajer's early opener. Norway took a 1-0 lead in the 36th minute when Ajer skillfully curled the ball into the net. Manchester City forward Erling Haaland came close to extending Norway's lead, but Ramos sealed the victory for Jorge Jesus' team with a close-range strike after Substitute Francisco Conceicao's dismissal for dissent.",
  "summary": "PORTO: Portugal defeated Norway 2-1 without sulking superstar striker Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday to qualify for the Nations League quarter-finals.",
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        "published": "2026-10-04T04:46:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ERR News Estonia",
        "title": "Estonian men's football team takes first Nations League victory over Luxembourg",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/estonian-mens-football-team-takes-first-nations-league-victory-over",
        "published": "2026-10-04T06:34:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ronaldo-less Portugal beat Norway to reach Nations League quarters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/ronaldo-less-portugal-beat-norway-to-reach-nations-league-quarters",
        "published": "2026-10-04T21:00:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Portugal secure place in Nations League quarter-finals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/portugal-secure-place-in-nations-league-quarter-finals",
        "published": "2026-10-04T21:20:12.000Z"
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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."
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