Portugal – Netherlands 2–1

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

Match report

Portugal beat Netherlands 2–1 at Portugal Stadium in World Cup 2026. Vitinha opened the scoring in the 60th minute. Portugal have 3 wins in their last 5, while Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

2H

Cristiano Ronaldo

46'

⚽Vitinhaassist Bernardo Silva

60'

⇄Keller↓ Cristiano Ronaldo

69'

⇄Costa↓ Depay

71'

⚽F. de Jongassist Simons

⚽Cristiano Ronaldo

83'

⇄Bianchi↓ Rafael Leão

88'

⇄Nielsen↓ Gakpo

Momentum

PT

⚽⚽⚽

NL

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 24, 2025 · 19:00

VenuePortugal Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance27,548 / 28,110 (98%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#1·

#8

Where to watch

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Statistics

55Ball possession %45

1.8Expected goals (xG)1.3

14Total shots11

7Shots on target4

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

8Corner kicks5

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Verbruggen

7.9

Lineups

PT 4-3-37.11Formation7.124-3-3 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