Portugal – Netherlands 2–1

	1H	2H	T
PT	1	1	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 37th minute. Portugal have 3 wins in their last 5, while Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

34'

Depay

⚽Vitinhaassist João Cancelo

37'

2H

48'

⚽F. de Jongassist Dumfries

⚽Cristiano Ronaldo

60'

⇄Petrov↓ Rafael Leão

65'

⇄Silva↓ Gakpo

⇄Walsh↓ Cristiano Ronaldo

74'

⇄García↓ Depay

Rúben Dias

83'

Momentum

PT

⚽⚽⚽

NL

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 7, 2025 · 20:00

VenuePortugal Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance24,175 / 28,110 (86%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#8·

#15

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

Van Dijk

7.9

Lineups

PT 4-3-37.15Formation7.034-3-3 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