Portugal suffered a crushing 4-1 home defeat against Denmark in the UEFA Nations League on Saturday with spoiling an emotional night in Braga dedicated to the recently retired Cristiano Ronaldo.
Playing their first match since Ronaldo announced his international retirement last week following a rift with manager Jorge Jesus, the hosts wore number-seven shirts during the national anthem while fans displayed banners thanking their former captain.
Despite dominating the rain-soaked first half, Portugal fell behind just before the break. Following a VAR review for a Ruben Dias handball, Denmark captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg converted a penalty into the top corner.
Denmark took full control after halftime through striker Rasmus Hojlund. He doubled the lead in the 50th minute with a powerful volley from a right-wing cross before adding a third seven minutes later on a counter-attack from the edge of the box. Joachim Andersen sealed the rout in the 75th minute with a towering header from a Mathias Jensen free kick. Bernardo Silva netted a late consolation goal for Portugal in stoppage time.
In the other League A Group Four fixture, Norway beat Wales 3-1 in Oslo. Antonio Nusa opened the scoring in the 59th minute and substitute Andreas Schjelderup tapped in a second soon after. David Brooks pulled one back for Wales in the 79th minute but Erling Haaland secured Norway's victory with an 88th-minute penalty.
Despite the loss, Portugal remain top of the group with 12 points three ahead of Denmark heading into Tuesday's final group matches against Wales. Norway sit third on six points, while Wales are bottom with three.
