Tuesday’s international match saw Conor Bradley of Liverpool score twice for Northern Ireland and Diogo Jota assist Portugal.
Bradley scored twice in seven minutes in the first half of his nation’s 2-0 friendly victory over Andorra in Murcia.
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A low pass at the near post gave the Reds’ No. 84 his first goal of the match. Then, inside the six-yard box, he doubled his score with a skillfully executed diving header.
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Jota also came off the bench during the second half of Portugal’s 3-0 friendly victory over the Republic of Ireland, which was won by goalie Caoimhin Kelleher.
After Joao Felix’s first goal of the game, the striker assisted his country’s final goal of the night by putting a low ball into Cristiano Ronaldo’s feet inside the penalty area. Ronaldo scored his second goal of the game.
Wataru Endo led Japan to a 5-0 victory over Syria earlier in the day, giving them six victories out of six in the group and a trip to the next round of the Asian 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
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