{"id":1265687,"date":"2022-06-12T23:03:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T22:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1265687"},"modified":"2022-06-12T23:03:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T22:03:23","slug":"switzerland-1-0-portugal-seferovic-ronaldo","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/switzerland-1-0-portugal-seferovic-ronaldo\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;No Ronaldo, no party?&#8221; &#8211; Haris Seferovic&#8217;s first goal of 2022 helps Switzerland shock Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Switzerland stunned Portugal with a 1-0 win in the Nations League.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><!-- Shortcode [william-hill-bet-10-get-30] does not exist --><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This was Switzerland&#8217;s first win over Portugal since 2016 when they beat them 2-0 at St. Jakob-Park in Basel. Incredibly four starters still remain from that side (and another starter was a sub that day), and one of them scored the only goal of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Less than a minute into the game a gorgeous reverse pass from Xherdan Shaqiri (who would have played in 2016 but he was injured and is also somehow still only 30) released Silvan Widmer down the right.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/202223-uefa-nations-league-odds-who-will-lift-the-trophy\/\">UEFA Nations League outright odds<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/uefa-nations-league-betting-tips-predictions\/\">UEFA Nations League tips &amp; predictions<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/news\/portugal-outright-odds-win-2022-world-cup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portugal World Cup 2022 predictions<\/a><\/strong><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Widmer was a sub back in 2016, coming off the bench to replace Stephan Lichtsteiner, started today and lifted in a gorgeous first-time cross to Haris Seferovic.<\/p>\n<p>The Benfica striker beat Joao Cancelo in the air and guided a beautifully deft header into the far corner of the net beyond the despairing dive of Rui Patricio to give Switzerland a shock early lead.<\/p>\n<p>Seferovic&#8217;s strike was his first goal of 2022 for club <em>and<\/em> country (he last scored for Benfica on December 19, 2021). Moreover it was his first goal for the national side since he scored against France in Switzerland&#8217;s shock Euro 2020 win.<\/p>\n<!-- Shortcode [sky-bet-welcome-offer] does not exist -->\n<p>Quite incredibly Switzerland managed to hold onto their slender lead for the entire rest of the game, thanks in part to a phenomenal defensive display from Nico Elvedi, denying Portugal the point they needed to stay joint-top of Nations League League A Group 2.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nico Elvedi&#39;s game by numbers vs. Portugal:<\/p>\n<p>89% pass accuracy<br \/>66 touches<br \/>45 passes<br \/>8 clearances (most)<br \/>3 tackles made (=most)<br \/>3 interceptions (=most)<br \/>2 blocked shots (most)<\/p>\n<p>A rock at the back. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bbpLD3nv2o\">pic.twitter.com\/bbpLD3nv2o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1536095999403257856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As it is, Portugal slip down to second now, with games away to the Czech Republic and a home tie against the new group leaders Spain due in September. It marks a miserable end to what had otherwise been a positive summer of football for the Portuguese men.<\/p>\n<p>And while Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s presence can often hinder the flowing nature of Portugal&#8217;s play it feels significant that the one game he didn&#8217;t play was the one game they lost. No Ronaldo, no party?<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football betting tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Switzerland stunned Portugal with a 1-0 win in the Nations League. This was Switzerland&#8217;s first win over Portugal since 2016 when they beat them 2-0 at St. Jakob-Park in Basel. 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