Netherlands – Portugal 1–0

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

Match report

Netherlands beat Portugal 1–0 at Netherlands Stadium in World Cup 2026. F. de Jong opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Portugal have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

23'

Cristiano Ronaldo

⚽F. de Jongassist Dumfries

38'

Schouten

40'

2H

⇄Nielsen↓ Gakpo

66'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Rafael Leão

Van Dijk

72'

⇄Costa↓ Depay

75'

⇄Rossi↓ Cristiano Ronaldo

Momentum

NL

⚽

PT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 20, 2021 · 17:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance43,100 / 46,848 (92%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#3·

#10

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

1.1Expected goals (xG)0.6

13Total shots10

6Shots on target3

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

7Corner kicks4

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Simons

7.8

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.25Formation6.994-3-3 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