Netherlands – Portugal 2–1

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

Match report

Netherlands beat Portugal 2–1 at Netherlands Stadium in World Cup 2026. F. de Jong opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Portugal have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽F. de Jongassist De Vrij

6'

17'

⚽Vitinhaassist António Silva

⚽Depay

29'

2H

Aké

52'

Gakpo

58'

⇄Bianchi↓ Gakpo

62'

⇄Nielsen↓ Rafael Leão

⇄Keller↓ Depay

71'

⇄Costa↓ Cristiano Ronaldo

85'

Rafael Leão

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽

PT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 16, 2025 · 17:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance44,037 / 46,848 (94%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

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

1Red cards1

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

De Vrij

7.9

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.19Formation7.154-3-3 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