Portugal and Denmark have named their starting teams for their Nations League Matchday 5 meeting at the Estadio Municipal de Braga on Saturday.
The Selecao are certain of a place in the quarter-finals in March and will win Group A4 if they avoid defeat to opponents starting in second, six points behind them.
Denmark will also reach the last eight with a game to spare if they win and Norway do not prevail in their simultaneous fixture at home to Wales.
Portugal won 2-1 at home to Norway on Matchday 4, while Denmark beat Wales 1-0 away.
Portugal confirmed starting team vs Denmark
Right-winger Francisco Conceicao is suspended for Portugal.
Portugal: Diogo Costa, Alberto, Ruben Dias, Renato Veiga, Dalot, Ruben Neves, Vitinha, Pedro Neto, Bruno Fernandes, Joao Felix, Goncalo Ramo
Substitutes: To follow
Denmark full line up vs Portugal in Nations League
Denmark: Hermansen, Bah, Andersen, Provstgaard, Maehle, Hjulmand, Hojbjerg, Isaksen, Damsgaard, Daramy, Hojlund
Denmark: To follow
Where to watch Portugal vs Denmark: TV channel, live online streams
Kick-off on Saturday is at 19:45 GMT (14:45 ET / 11:45 PT). The Nations League match is live on Amazon Prime Video for £2.49 in the UK, with streaming on the accompanying app. In the US, it’s on Fox, Fubo and ViX.
If you live outside the UK or the US, visit UEFA’s Nations League broadcaster list to find out where to watch it in your region.
Portugal vs Denmark stats, Nations League form
- Portugal have won five and lost one of the last six meetings between these teams, including a 4-2 win in Copenhagen on Matchday 3
- Their last home game against Denmark was a 5-2 win after extra time in the quarter-finals of the last edition to complete a 5-3 aggregate victory
- The Selecao had been 3-2 behind on aggregate in that game before Francisco Trincao scored in the 86th and 91st minutes and Goncalo Ramos added another in the 115th
- They are unbeaten in their last seven Nations League matches (W6 D1) and their most recent 10 during the group stage (W8 D2)
- This is the first time they have started a Nations League campaign with four straight wins, Goncalo Ramos helping by scoring in their last three games in the competition
- Twenty-one of Denmark’s last 22 Nations League matches have featured at least one goal, while forward Rasmus Hojlund has scored in three of their four games in the current campaign and each of the last two
- Denmark have won four and lost 12 of the 18 meetings between the teams, with their two draws coming during World Cup 2010 qualifying in Copenhagen in September 2009 (1-1) and in Sheffield during the group stage of EURO 1996
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