Netherlands – Portugal 3–2

	1H	2H	T
NL	1	2	3
PT	1	1	2

Match report

Netherlands beat Portugal 3–2 at Netherlands Stadium in World Cup 2026. Gakpo opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Portugal have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Gakpoassist Dumfries

28'

39'

⚽Rafael Leãoassist João Cancelo

2H

Van Dijk

50'

⚽Simons

51'

62'

⚽Bernardo Silva

⇄Marsh↓ Depay

65'

⇄Hansen↓ Cristiano Ronaldo

67'

Cristiano Ronaldo

⚽F. de Jongassist Aké

74'

⇄Schmidt↓ Gakpo

84'

⇄Novak↓ Rafael Leão

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

PT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 20, 2022 · 19:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance44,506 / 46,848 (95%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#11·

#18

Where to watch

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Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

De Vrij

7.9

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.15Formation7.134-3-3 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