Norway 1-2 Portugal Player Ratings: Diogo Costa 9.4/10 as the Selecção Hold Off Haaland to Claim a Stunning Ullevaal Nations League Victory

Twenty-four hours after Norway had thrilled the Ullevaal Stadium with a breathtaking 3-2 victory over Denmark, Jorge Jesus' Portugal arrived in Oslo to deliver an even more significant statement, silencing the world's most prolific striker on his home turf and claiming a result that sends the Selecção to the top of Nations League Group B1 with maximum points from their opening two fixtures. Portugal's clinical counter-attacking efficiency and Diogo Costa's extraordinary goalkeeping heroics combined to produce one of the most complete away performances in their recent Nations League history.

Joao Felix set the tone in the 17th minute, his composed right-footed finish from Nuno Mendes' incisive diagonal cutting through Norway's high defensive line with the kind of clinical precision that has defined his finest international contributions, and Jorge Jesus' side spent the majority of the contest demonstrating exactly why their counter-attacking system, built around Vitinha's midfield intelligence and Felix's movement, is one of the most difficult tactical puzzles in European international football. Haaland's inevitable 51st-minute equaliser, his 10th international goal in 2026 alone, briefly threatened to rewrite the evening's narrative and send the Ullevaal crowd into the kind of fervent belief that the Manchester City striker invariably generates.

Ramos' decisive 54th-minute header, arriving just three minutes after Haaland's leveller and converting Cancelo's whipped delivery with a powerful near-post run that left the Norway national football team's centre-backs completely stranded, restored Portugal national football team's advantage at

the most psychologically crucial moment of the entire contest. What followed was the Diogo Costa show, six saves of extraordinary quality across the final 36 minutes, including a reaction stop from Odegaard's point-blank header in the 78th minute and a stunning one-handed tip over from Haaland's rasping volley in the 84th that preserved the three points Portugal's overall performance deserved.

For Ståle Solbakken, the defeat raises immediate questions about Norway's defensive vulnerability against technically superior opposition, yet the atmosphere, the intensity, and Erling Haaland's continued brilliance ensure the Ullevaal Stadium remains one of European football's most forbidding environments. Portugal, meanwhile, march into the international break with six Nations League points, a perfect defensive record, and a goalkeeper performing at a level that makes them an increasingly formidable proposition for every side remaining in Group B1. Check out the Norway vs Portugal player ratings.

Norway National Football Team Player Ratings vs Portugal

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Man of the Match

Sportsdunia's Man of the Match goes to Diogo Costa.