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Kick-off times, TV channels and how to follow Portugal vs Denmark live
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Pre-match betting market: Portugal priced at -195 with a high 3.5 goal total
DraftKings prices unbeaten group leaders Portugal at -195 on the three-way moneyline (down slightly from an opening -220), with the draw at +330 and an away win for Denmark at +425. On the handicap line, Portugal -1.5 carries +135 odds against -190 for Denmark +1.5.
Oddsmakers moved the goal line up from 2.5 to 3.5.
Over 3.5 goals sits at +120 and Under 3.5 at -155. Combined, Denmark's four group matches have averaged 3.50 total goals per game (14 goals in four outings), while Portugal's last three fixtures produced 3, 6 and 3 goals respectively.
Carved into Monte do Castro: Braga's iconic quarry ground and Saturday's UEFA slate
Tonight's match takes place at the 30,286-capacity Estádio Municipal de Braga, famous across European football for its two towering side stands flanked by a sheer granite quarry cliff behind one goal and open views over Braga behind the other.
Eight Nations League fixtures run across three Saturday time slots.
Kosovo vs Israel opened the day at 14:00 GMT, followed at 17:00 GMT by Georgia vs Hungary and Group D's Norway vs Wales clash. Alongside Portugal vs Denmark at 19:45 GMT, UEFA's late window features Austria vs Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland vs Ukraine, Romania vs Poland and Sweden vs Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Five-match form guide and goalkeeper workload: Costa vs Jørgensen and Hermansen
Since bowing out of the summer's FIFA World Cup in a 1-0 loss to Spain on 6 July, Portugal have rattled off four straight Nations League wins: 1-0 at home to Wales (24 September), 2-1 away in Norway (27 September), 4-2 away in Denmark (1 October) and 2-1 at home to Norway (4 October). Diogo Costa has been required to make just 8 saves across the group stage.
Danish goalkeepers have faced more than double that shot volume on target.
Chelsea's Filip Jørgensen (11 saves) and Leicester's Mads Hermansen (7 saves) have combined for 18 stops as Denmark alternated results after a 2-1 June friendly win over Ukraine: losing 3-2 in Norway (24 September), beating Wales 2-0 in Copenhagen (27 September), falling 4-2 to Portugal (1 October) and edging Wales 1-0 in Cardiff (4 October).
Scoring and passing breakdown: Félix and Ramos vs Højlund and Damsgaard
Two statistical pairs define the penalty-box threat at either end of the pitch. Portugal's João Félix has registered 4 goals, 1 assist and 12 shots across five international outings, matched stride for stride by Gonçalo Ramos on 3 goals and 12 shots, with João Cancelo adding 2 goals from full-back.
Denmark lean heavily on Rasmus Højlund and Brentford's Mikkel Damsgaard.
Højlund tops both squads with 15 total shots and 4 goals in six appearances, while Damsgaard has delivered 3 goals and 1 assist from 10 attempts, alongside Gustav Isaksen (1 goal, 10 shots). In possession, Danish centre-back Oliver Provstgaard leads everyone in the fixture with 326 accurate passes ahead of Sporting midfielder Morten Hjulmand (306) and Joachim Andersen (259), whereas Rúben Dias (287), Vitinha (263) and Renato Veiga (244) set the tempo for Portugal.
October's six-goal thriller in Copenhagen: Denmark 2-4 Portugal
Six weeks ago on 1 October, these nations traded blows at Parken Stadium before two late goals gave Portugal a 4-2 away victory. João Cancelo struck first in the 13th minute with a low right-footed finish set up by Gonçalo Ramos, only for Mikkel Damsgaard to level in the 23rd minute from Joakim Mæhle's pass.
Parity lasted barely 120 seconds in the first half.
Bruno Fernandes slipped Gonçalo Ramos through in the 25th minute to restore Portugal's lead at 2-1, before Rasmus Højlund finished off a 53rd-minute counter-attack fed by Damsgaard to make it 2-2. Midfielder Vitinha broke Danish resistance with a 67th-minute header from a second Bruno Fernandes assist, and João Félix wrapped up the 4-2 scoreline in the 87th minute via Diogo Dalot's cut-back.
League A Group D table and how Oslo's early kick-off shapes the race
Four rounds into League A Group D, Portugal sit top on 12 points with 9 goals scored, 4 conceded and a +5 goal difference. Denmark hold 2nd place on 6 points with an even 0 goal difference (7 scored, 7 conceded), followed by 3rd-placed Wales on 3 points (-3) and 4th-placed Norway on 3 points (-2).
Norway host Wales in Oslo at 17:00 GMT before Braga kicks off.
By the time the teams emerge at 19:45 GMT, Denmark already know whether Wales or Norway have closed the three-point gap behind 2nd place. For Portugal, three points lift them to 15, while a draw moves them to 13 and keeps Denmark seven back with only three points left to play for on Matchday 6.
Life after Cristiano Ronaldo begins with a number 7 walkout tribute
Saturday night marks Portugal's opening match since Cristiano Ronaldo called time on his 23-year international career earlier this month at age 41. The Al Nassr forward stepped away as men's international football's all-time leader in both appearances (234) and goals (146), having still led Portugal's shot chart earlier in this campaign with 14 efforts.
Every Portuguese starter walks out wearing the number 7 shirt tonight.
Portuguese Football Federation president Pedro Proença, head coach Jorge Jesus and senior captains Bernardo Silva, Rúben Dias and Bruno Fernandes signed off on the pre-match tribute during a Thursday meeting on 12 November. Once the whistle blows, attacking responsibility shifts full-time to João Félix, Gonçalo Ramos and AC Milan winger Rafael Leão.
Heavy Premier League contingent headlines both squads in northern Portugal
British viewers have no shortage of familiar Premier League faces across both dressing rooms tonight. Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes (2 assists in four matches) and full-back Diogo Dalot link up alongside Manchester City pair Rúben Dias and Bernardo Silva, Chelsea trio Pedro Neto, Renato Veiga and Geovany Quenda, and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Mateus Fernandes.
Bournemouth centre-back António Silva returns to international duty.
The 23-year-old defender earned a recall to Jorge Jesus's group after starting all nine of Bournemouth's Premier League matches since his August move from Benfica, helping the Cherries keep six clean sheets across a seven-game unbeaten run. Denmark counter with Brentford creator Mikkel Damsgaard and midfielder Mathias Jensen, Fulham defender Joachim Andersen, Chelsea goalkeeper Filip Jørgensen, Leicester City stopper Mads Hermansen and Newcastle United forward William Osula.
Group D leaders Portugal welcome second-placed Denmark to Braga on Matchday 5
Good evening and welcome to VAVEL's live minute-by-minute coverage of Portugal vs Denmark in League A Group D of the UEFA Nations League. Kick-off at the Estádio Municipal de Braga is scheduled for 19:45 GMT (20:45 CET, 2:45 p.m. ET and 11:45 a.m. PT).
Top spot in Group D sits within touching distance for the hosts.
Jorge Jesus's Portugal lead the quartet with a perfect 12 points from four fixtures (4-0-0), six clear of 2nd-placed Denmark on 6 points (2-0-2). Avoiding defeat in northern Portugal tonight guarantees first place with a game to spare before Tuesday's closing trip to Wales.
Official starting XIs arrive roughly 60 minutes prior to kick-off, followed by real-time updates of every goal, card, substitution and group permutation.
Kick-off at the Estádio Municipal de Braga is locked in for 19:45 GMT in the United Kingdom and Portugal, 20:45 CET across Central Europe, 2:45 p.m. ET on the US East Coast and 11:45 a.m. PT on the West Coast.
FS2 broadcasts the match live on television in the United States, RTP1 and Sport TV1 carry domestic coverage in Portugal, and regional UEFA rights holders stream the tie across Europe.
Confirmed starting XIs and bench selections drop around 18:45 GMT. Stay right here with VAVEL for team sheets, the pre-match number 7 tribute and minute-by-minute updates until the final whistle.