European Champions Portugal were humbled by Switzerland, while France were held by Belarus in their opening World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday.

Portugal humbled by Switzerland, France held by Belarus in World Cup qualifiers

Portugal were brought crashing back down to earth, losing 2-0 to Switzerland in Basel.
Breel Embolo, 19, headed Switzerland in front after Rui Patricio had saved Ricardo Rodriguez's initial free-kick, before Admir Mehmedi doubled the Swiss' advantage six minutes later by finishing off a slick counter-attack with a shot into the top corner.
Missing the inspirational presence of captain Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal spurned a golden opportunity when Nani headed against the post and, despite Switzerland finishing the game with 10 men after Granit Xhaka was sent off, were unable to get back into the game.
Meanwhile, France were held to a 0-0 draw by Belarus at the Borisov Arena as they began their World Cup qualification campaign in inauspicious fashion.
A star-studded line-up including Paul Pogba, Antoine Griezmann and Olivier Giroud were frustrated time and time again by a resolute Belarus defence.
Giroud hit the woodwork, while Griezmann came close with a free-kick that was well saved by Andrey Gorbunov but despite being camped in their opponent's half throughout the second half, France were unable to make the breakthrough and had to settle for a draw.