BELGRADE (Reuters) - Portugal have themselves to blame for squandering a two-goal lead against Serbia in their World Cup qualifier before a livid Cristiano Ronaldo was denied a clear winner in stoppage time, forward Diogo Jota said. "What happened can't happen at this level because we switched off and let Serbia draw level 15 minutes into the second half," said Liverpool forward Jota, whose brace had given the Portuguese a 2-0 lead in the first half. "We failed to kill the game off and we can't let that happen again in the future." "But we regained control after Serbia equalised and in the end we had a goal that didn't count." "Don't forget we were up against the European champions but I still hoped we could win the match."

Source: The Star March 28, 2021 08:26 UTC