Portugal host Norway in Porto on Sunday, 4 October 2026, aiming to maintain their perfect start to the Nations League in a Group D meeting that begins at 18:45 GMT.
The match will be played at Estadio do Dragao. It will be broadcast in France by L’Equipe, in the United States and Canada by Fox Sports and DAZN, and across sub-Saharan Africa by New World TV and beIN SPORTS. beIN SPORTS and DStv will show the game in the Middle East and North Africa.
Portugal have won all three of their matches in the competition so far, including a 4-2 victory away to Denmark. The result was their third successive Nations League win and continued an impressive record in 2026, with eight victories, three draws and one defeat from 12 matches.
The Selecao have also won all three of their home games this year, each by a one-goal margin. They have not lost on home soil since June 2024, winning 10 and drawing one of their past 11 matches in Portugal.
Norway arrive in less convincing form after reaching the quarter-finals of the World Cup this summer. Their latest result was a 2-1 defeat by Wales, leaving them with three points from three Group D matches.
That loss was Norway’s third defeat in their past four away games. They had suffered the same number of losses across their previous 25 matches combined.
Portugal hold the historical advantage
Portugal have dominated the previous meetings between the sides. In 12 encounters, they have recorded nine wins and two draws, with Norway’s only success coming once during that sequence. Portugal have also conceded goals in only six of those matches.
The most recent meeting took place on 27 September 2026, when Portugal won 2-1 in Norway in the Nations League.
Portugal also prevailed 3-0 in a friendly on 29 May 2016, while they recorded a 1-0 victory against Norway in a European Championship qualifier on 4 June 2011. Norway won 1-0 in the return qualifier on 7 September 2010, before Portugal claimed another 1-0 friendly win on 10 September 2003.
Portugal will be without Cristiano Ronaldo for this fixture. Despite that absence and reported issues behind the scenes, their attacking effectiveness, combined with Norway’s recent defensive uncertainty, means the hosts are expected to have the upper hand.
Africafoot’s prediction is a 3-1 win for Portugal.
The published betting prices list Portugal at 1.62 to win, with a draw rated at 4.20 and a Norway victory at 5.00.
