00:00Why do you enjoy the fight?
00:11If God's abandoning your hands
00:40To give themselves, to give them something different to think about.
00:49It may not be the climax that most at home wanted, but it certainly could be, you can
00:53argue, in the semi-finals, perhaps the Swiss were the side out of all four that played
00:58closest to their potential.
01:02So, Dumfries leaving his first calling card of the evening.
01:06Favre hoping to get away.
01:09It's Bruno Fernandes fouled.
01:13Need a performance of him tonight.
01:15I thought he was a little under par against England, Memphis to fight.
01:25Portuguese free kick.
01:28What an opportunity here for Bernardo Silva.
01:30He is the meat of the sandwich.
01:34The referee from Spain, Alberto Undiano Mayenko, not at all interested in his claims.
01:41No, Daly Blint had a little word as he jogged past, maybe the left back was whoop.
01:50Very quiet and beaten to it there by Ruben Dias.
01:54There's Font.
01:55Donald Koeman wasn't having any of it.
01:58He certainly won't use it as an excuse.
02:00This is Ronaldo.
02:03Bruno Fernandes and in the way is Daly Blint.
02:13Nice play.
02:14Moving the ball across the pitch.
02:19He's going to take aim again.
02:21William Carvalho's presence could have made life very awkward for Sillison there.
02:26Just needed the slightest of touches there, Carvalho.
02:30And I think he would have scored.
02:33But it's hit with a lot of force and can't quite manage to get a touch.
02:38He tries.
02:39Stopped Ronaldo then.
02:43Dealing with the raid of Gonzalo Ganesh there.
02:47He's whacked into the forwardings, has he there?
02:52Babel.
02:53Wijnaldum.
02:56Daly Blint.
03:01And may not need him but a crucial challenge by Dias.
03:09They were outnumbered there.
03:11The pair but Depay made up an awful lot of ground to hopefully receive.
03:15He looked up and all he could see was red.
03:18This is Bernardo Silva.
03:21Waiting to see if Portugal approved an advantage.
03:25But Ronaldo down hurt.
03:28Yeah, Daly Blint knew he had to get a tackle in there.
03:30It's De Ligt here.
03:33Whenever De Ligt makes a challenge, he tends, tends to get it right.
03:39He thought that would bounce back off his man but it didn't.
03:45And he's a corner.
03:50Power by Rafael Guerrero.
03:55Oh, they're up against a determined, really well organised put-o.
04:01Van Dijk close at hand.
04:06They couldn't resist that one when it bounced up in front of him.
04:12Something a little different each time.
04:15And Sillerson able to plunge and pounce.
04:20It was Jose Font who got his head to it in the end.
04:28He will see opportunities from those corners, Ronaldo.
04:31Daly Blint was the closest to him.
04:34One stage but it's very much a zonal system that the Dutch deploy.
04:38It was a challenge.
04:39Bruno Fernandes!
04:44Safety from Sillerson.
04:45Yeah, lovely effort.
04:46He could see what he was trying to do.
04:47Maybe hit it with a bit of cut on it.
04:50Certainly a bit of dip.
04:56Rafael Guerrero.
04:58Ronaldo!
05:00The flag went up.
05:03And Sillerson able to react but it wouldn't have mattered.
05:12Ronaldo Silva.
05:13He's got help.
05:15Bruno Fernandes!
05:19Well that's three shots on goal he's had now, Fernandes.
05:24That's where Ronaldo Silva again.
05:26Bruno Fernandes!
05:29Well he's not getting any closer.
05:33Right, you see from the expression of Ronaldo Silva.
05:37They'll feel the Portugal lads, they should be ahead by now.
05:41Ronaldo.
05:45Away from Denzel Dumfries.
05:47It's opened up.
05:53Another effort on target.
06:02And on again.
06:03Nelson Semedo.
06:10Corner in the end.
06:12The pitch.
06:15Well, Portugal with less possession.
06:17Certainly causing the greater threat.
06:19Ronaldo warming the hands of Yann.
06:21Make a difference.
06:22Gave them something.
06:30Once more.
06:32All the way of Dubai.
06:34Rinaldo is onside.
06:35The flag has stayed down.
06:36But Rui Patricio produces what he needed to.
06:40Yeah, the flag's gone up now, he always waits these days, the linesman, for the moves to play out.
06:46It's a really frustrating move, I think.
06:51Because he never.
06:52Flicked on by Bernardo Silva.
06:56A little unsettled behind by De Rhone.
07:04Fond and Ronaldo prepared to attack this one.
07:07Ronaldo doesn't get in.
07:08Fond light.
07:11Bernardo Silva.
07:12Oh, an urgent action from De Ligt.
07:18I can't often see that happen.
07:22Ganesh.
07:25And the pressure continues to build.
07:32Yeah, that's a good start, Bob.
07:35Oh, I thought he'd recovered, but the flag will get there.
07:40And Rui Patricio in the end, turning it to safety.
07:50Well, a very, very significant challenge there from Steven Bergwijn.
07:58And the break, another much coveted Ajax talent.
08:03Oh, great run by Ganesh.
08:04Bernardo Silva.
08:06Ganesh!
08:09Breakthrough!
08:15An outpouring of joy in Porto.
08:24Portugal strike first in the Nations League final.
08:28And what a strike it was as well.
08:31From Ganesh.
08:33Beautifully struck.
08:36Right in the corner, it appeared to be.
08:39The little nutmeg here.
08:41That opens up the gap.
08:45It's not an easy chance by any means, and Sillison might feel.
08:49He could have done better here.
08:50The banana.
08:52Will be a corner.
09:01It's Portugal too.
09:04Yeah!
09:05Oh, and...
09:07Patricio.
09:08Patricio.
09:09Patricio able to gather.
09:10But Memphis Depay rising there, and that was certainly a nervous moment for the majority here.
09:16He's done well to get down quickly there.
09:18Depay gets plenty behind it.
09:21And it is a save you would expect him to make.
09:25But he was agile there.
09:31Daly blind.
09:33Daly blind.
09:33In comes Tenzil Dumfries and Rafael Guerrero made it his free kick awarded in his favour.
09:41But a brave and fun
09:46I'm gonna say typical William Carvalho stuff, but it does result in a free kick
09:54Not quite delivered to his usual standards in this tournament so far Virgil van Dijk guilty of the foul
10:12I don't know why Depay's taken now. He'd want him in the box surely. Here's Promas
10:18He's well outside at the moment
10:21Derone
10:24Oh and Derone coming on to it
10:31An opportunity to at least test the goalkeeper. Yeah, just to keep it down coming on to it
10:45Beautifully strong
10:47Need to or brilliant effort from Bruno Fernandes but
10:51Straight forward in the end, Vasilason. Another good shot on him, hasn't he?
10:58Beautifully away from Frankie de Jong
11:01And not from Denzel Dumfries who will receive a bit of further punishment here
11:10Rafa Silva
11:11Showing his ability with the ball and his feet really just move quickly across the turf
11:16Good close control
11:17Here it goes
11:25So often the anticipation goes
11:27Unrewarded, but
11:29The party can begin
11:31The Nations League crown
11:34belongs to Portugal
11:42Gonzalo
11:43Gonzalo
11:44Giddish
11:44The man stealing the limelight
11:48Gonzalo
11:49Gonzalo
11:49Well that's the Portuguese champions
11:51This League of Nations will get a continuation
11:56The player of the world
11:59The player of the world
12:15It was a very...
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