Portugal – Netherlands 1–0

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

Match report

Portugal beat Netherlands 1–0 at Portugal Stadium in World Cup 2026. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring in the 53rd minute. Portugal have 3 wins in their last 5, while Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

João Cancelo

27'

44'

Simons

2H

⚽Cristiano Ronaldoassist Diogo Costa

53'

Nuno Mendes

61'

⇄Bianchi↓ Cristiano Ronaldo

62'

⇄Nielsen↓ Depay

⇄Almeida↓ Rafael Leão

81'

⇄Pereira↓ Gakpo

Momentum

PT

⚽

NL

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 17, 2021 · 20:00

VenuePortugal Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance21,083 / 28,110 (75%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#12·

#1

Where to watch

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Statistics

53Ball possession %47

1.4Expected goals (xG)0.4

11Total shots10

4Shots on target4

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

5Corner kicks5

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Bruno Fernandes

7.9

Lineups

PT 4-3-37.16Formation7.044-3-3 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