Portugal suffered a nightmare start to life without Cristiano Ronaldo, losing 4-1 to Denmark on home soil in Braga in their first match since the forward's international retirement.
The evening began with the unveiling of a permanent re-design for the No 7 shirt as Portugal embraced a new era without their record cap holder and goalscorer. It had been suggested that Portugal would be better off without Ronaldo, whose form in an international shirt had waned before an early exit from last month's camp which proved to be the catalyst for him calling time on his international career.
Denmark Dominate in Braga
Life after the former Manchester United and Real Madrid attacker did not get off to an ideal start as Jorge Jesus' side were thrashed on home soil. Goncalo Ramos led the line with support from Joao Felix, Bruno Fernandes and Pedro Neto.
It was at the other end where the goals flowed, with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's 43rd-minute penalty opening the scoring. Rasmus Hojlund, who missed out on playing with Ronaldo at Old Trafford by seven months, scored twice, netting four minutes after the break and then eight minutes later. Joachim Andersen added a fourth in the 75th minute.
Late Consolation for Portugal
Bernardo Silva found the back of the net in additional time, but the damage had already been done on a sobering night for the home fans in Braga.
The defeat means Portugal will have to wait until the final matchday to discover if they win Group A4, while Denmark would still need to win and hope Portugal lose in order to pip them to top spot.
