Hosts Portugal claimed their second trophy in three years by beating the Netherlands to win the inaugural Nations League.<\/p>\n
Fernando Santos’ side triumphed at the 2016 European Championship and Goncalo Guedes’ second half strike gave them a narrow victory in Porto which Santos said was evidence of their unity as a team.<\/p>\n
The victory was achieved through Guedes in the 60th minute of the game\u00a0smashing in from the edge of the area.\u00a0England finished third\u00a0in the tournament after a victory on penalties over Switzerland in Guimaraes.<\/p>\n
Portugal are the first European nation to host and win a final of a major competition since France beat Brazil 3-0 in the final of the 1998 World Cup.<\/p>\n
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