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. Bruno Fernandes opened the scoring in the 70th minute. Portugal have 3 wins in their last 5, while Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

37'

Dumfries

2H

⚽Bruno Fernandesassist Nuno Mendes

70'

⇄Martin↓ Rafael Leão

70'

⇄Romano↓ Gakpo

⇄Almeida↓ Cristiano Ronaldo

79'

⇄Pereira↓ Depay

João Palhinha

86'

Verbruggen

Momentum

PT

⚽

NL

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 20, 2021 · 17:00

VenuePortugal Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance24,456 / 28,110 (87%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#11·

#18

Where to watch

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Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.2Expected goals (xG)0.7

14Total shots8

6Shots on target2

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

7Corner kicks3

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards1

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

João Cancelo

7.8

Lineups

PT 4-3-37.05Formation7.074-3-3 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