Rusty Portugal need own goal to beat Azerbaijan
Portugal produced a rusty display in their opening World Cup qualifier at home to Azerbaijan but still made a winning start with a 1-0 victory.



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45'
11
Bruno Fernandes
81'
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18
Rúben Neves
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0
88'
13
João Palhinha
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88'
14
Sérgio Oliveira
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75'
23
João Félix
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19
Pedro Neto
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63'
15
Rafa
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Rui Silva
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17
Diogo Jota
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Maksim Medvedev
OG37'
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45'
20
Ismayil Ibrahimli
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85'
16
Aleksey Isaev
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45'
7
Anatolii Nuriev
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85'
11
Ramil Sheydaev
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10
Mahir Emreli
52'
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85'
21
Namig Alasgarov
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Amil Yunanov
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| - | Match ends, Portugal 1, Azerbaijan 0. | |
| 90'+4' | Second Half ends, Portugal 1, Azerbaijan 0. | |
| 90'+3' | Foul by Anatolii Nuriev (Azerbaijan). |


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| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 14 |
| POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 2 | Portugal | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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