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. Simons opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Portugal have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Simonsassist Van Dijk

27'

38'

⚽Bernardo Silvaassist Rúben Dias

2H

⚽F. de Jong

50'

⇄Schmidt↓ Depay

64'

⇄Novak↓ Cristiano Ronaldo

De Vrij

73'

⇄Costa↓ Gakpo

83'

⇄Rossi↓ Rafael Leão

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽

PT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offJun 13, 2025 · 18:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance37,947 / 46,848 (81%)

RefereeA. Taylor (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#10·

#17

Where to watch

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Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2Expected goals (xG)1

14Total shots9

6Shots on target4

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks5

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Simons

7.9

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.28Formation7.034-3-3 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