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. Rafael Leão opened the scoring in the 48th minute. Portugal have 3 wins in their last 5, while Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

2H

⚽Rafael Leãoassist Nuno Mendes

48'

59'

⚽Gakpoassist Aké

João Palhinha

64'

⚽Bernardo Silva

71'

⇄Novak↓ Rafael Leão

76'

⇄Janssen↓ Gakpo

⇄Hansen↓ Cristiano Ronaldo

85'

⇄Johnson↓ Depay

Momentum

PT

⚽⚽⚽

NL

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 24, 2025 · 19:00

VenuePortugal Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance24,175 / 28,110 (86%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#1·

#8

Where to watch

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Statistics

54Ball possession %46

1.7Expected goals (xG)1.2

12Total shots12

6Shots on target5

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

7Corner kicks6

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Diogo Costa

7.9

Lineups

PT 4-3-37.34Formation7.214-3-3 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