Portugal – Netherlands 3–2

	1H	2H	T
PT	1	2	3
NL	1	1	2

Match report

Portugal beat Netherlands 3–2 at Portugal Stadium in World Cup 2026. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Portugal have 3 wins in their last 5, while Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Cristiano Ronaldoassist Rafael Leão

26'

37'

⚽Depayassist Gakpo

2H

Diogo Costa

48'

⚽Bruno Fernandes

49'

60'

⚽Reijnders

⇄Silva↓ Cristiano Ronaldo

63'

⇄Dubois↓ Depay

65'

Reijnders

⚽Rafael Leãoassist Rúben Dias

72'

António Silva

82'

⇄Ferrari↓ Rafael Leão

82'

⇄Weber↓ Gakpo

Momentum

PT

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

NL

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 12, 2022 · 17:00

VenuePortugal Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance21,645 / 28,110 (77%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#15·

#4

Where to watch

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Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.8Expected goals (xG)1.8

13Total shots12

6Shots on target6

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks7

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Verbruggen

7.9

Lineups

PT 4-3-37.19Formation7.294-3-3 NL

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts
1	France	3	3	0	0	8:2	+6	9
2	Argentina	3	2	1	0	8:2	+6	7
3	England	3	2	1	0	7:3	+4	7
4	Brazil	3	2	0	1	7:2	+5	6
5	Spain	3	2	0	1	6:3	+3	6
6	Germany	3	1	1	1	6:3	+3	4
7	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	5:4	+1	4
8	Portugal	3	1	0	2	5:4	+1	3
9	Italy	3	1	0	2	4:4	0	3
10	Croatia	3	0	1	2	4:5	-1	1
11	Poland	3	0	1	2	3:5	-2	1
12	Morocco	3	0	1	2	2:6	-4	1
13	USA	3	0	1	2	1:7	-6	1
14	Belgium	3	0	0	3	3:5	-2	0
15	Uruguay	3	0	0	3	2:6	-4	0
16	Japan	3	0	0	3	1:6	-5	0