Joao Felix Fires Portugal Past Wales in Nations League Opener

pPortugal opened the defence of their UEFA Nations League title with a 1-0 victory over Wales in Lisbon./ppJoao Felix scored the only goal in the 22nd minute, collecting a pass from Nuno Mendes before driving a shot from outside the penalty area as Portugal controlled long stretches of the contest./ppWales came close to an equaliser when Brennan Johnson hit the crossbar in the second half, with Ruben Dias then making a crucial block from the rebound. Jorge Jesus therefore collected three points in his first competitive match as Portugal coach./p