Netherlands – Portugal 2–1

	1H	2H	T
NL	1	1	2
PT	1	0	1

Match report

Netherlands beat Portugal 2–1 at Netherlands Stadium in World Cup 2026. Reijnders opened the scoring in the 34th minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Portugal have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Reijndersassist Simons

34'

45'

⚽Bruno Fernandesassist Bernardo Silva

2H

⚽Gakpo

57'

⇄Martin↓ Gakpo

62'

⇄Romano↓ Rafael Leão

Depay

68'

⇄Almeida↓ Depay

71'

⇄Pereira↓ Cristiano Ronaldo

85'

João Palhinha

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽

PT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 26, 2025 · 17:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance44,037 / 46,848 (94%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#17·

#6

Where to watch

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Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.9Expected goals (xG)1.4

15Total shots9

7Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Van Dijk

7.9

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.05Formation7.114-3-3 PT

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