Netherlands – Portugal 2–1

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

Match report

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

Match events

1H

De Vrij

40'

2H

⚽Gakpoassist Van Dijk

60'

⇄Hansen↓ Depay

69'

⇄Johnson↓ Cristiano Ronaldo

71'

⚽Rafael Leãoassist Rúben Dias

⚽Simons

83'

⇄Novak↓ Gakpo

88'

⇄Janssen↓ Rafael Leão

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽

PT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 26, 2025 · 19:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance44,506 / 46,848 (95%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#7·

#14

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

F. de Jong

7.8

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.11Formation7.244-3-3 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