Portugal on Sunday won the inaugural UEFA Nations League after defeating Netherlands 1-0 in the final.
Goncalo Guedes scored the only goal of the match in the 60th minute.
Earlier, England came third in the Nations League after defeating Switzerland 6-5 on penalties. The match had ended 0-0 after 120 minutes.
The UEFA Nations League is a new football competition that sees European countries placed in different groups based on their rankings and competing in a league format within each group.
The best performers eventually qualify for the semi-final.
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Tunde Eludini is a graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria where he studied International Relations. He is a Senior Correspondent coordinating the sports section for PREMIUM TIMES. Twitter: @tundeyeludini
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