Portugal – Netherlands 0–2

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

Match report

Netherlands beat Portugal 2–0 at Portugal Stadium in World Cup 2026. Simons opened the scoring in the 31st minute. Portugal have 3 wins in their last 5, while Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Nuno Mendes

30'

31'

⚽Simonsassist De Vrij

2H

47'

Verbruggen

54'

⚽F. de Jong

Rafael Leão

60'

Bruno Fernandes

64'

⇄Walsh↓ Rafael Leão

76'

⇄García↓ Gakpo

⇄Haas↓ Cristiano Ronaldo

85'

⇄Moreau↓ Depay

Momentum

PT

⚽⚽

NL

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 2, 2023 · 19:00

VenuePortugal Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance21,083 / 28,110 (75%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#9·

#16

Where to watch

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Statistics

42Ball possession %58

0.6Expected goals (xG)1.7

12Total shots10

4Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

5Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

1Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes522

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Simons

7.9

Lineups

PT 4-3-37.06Formation7.114-3-3 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