Portugal – Netherlands 1–0

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

Match report

Portugal beat Netherlands 1–0 at Portugal Stadium in World Cup 2026. Bernardo Silva opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Portugal have 3 wins in their last 5, while Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Bernardo Silvaassist Bruno Fernandes

41'

Bernardo Silva

45'

2H

62'

Aké

⇄Rossi↓ Rafael Leão

69'

⇄Keller↓ Gakpo

⇄Novak↓ Cristiano Ronaldo

78'

⇄Janssen↓ Depay

Diogo Costa

79'

Momentum

PT

⚽

NL

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 21, 2021 · 20:00

VenuePortugal Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance23,894 / 28,110 (85%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#12·

#1

Where to watch

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Statistics

57Ball possession %43

1.3Expected goals (xG)0.3

13Total shots8

5Shots on target3

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

6Corner kicks4

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

João Palhinha

7.9

Lineups

PT 4-3-37.11Formation7.144-3-3 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