The Portuguese, meanwhile, inflicted the Czech team’s first defeat of the group in Lisbon. The 1-0 came from a fine combination of two players from English champions Manchester City: Bernardo Silva served full-back Joao Cancelo on the right with an opening pass, who scored following an irresistible attack and a sharp shot from a tight angle (33rd).
Just five minutes later, Goncalo Guedes increased the lead to 2-0 with a well-placed low shot into the left corner (38′) following another Silva assist. Fernando Santos’ team routinely played the lead home in the second half. Portugal now lead with seven points from three games ahead of Spain (5) and the Czech Republic (4).
In Group B4, Serbia celebrated a 1-0 away win in Sweden, while Norway and Slovenia drew 0-0.
