Netherlands – Portugal 3–2

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

Match report

Netherlands beat Portugal 3–2 at Netherlands Stadium in World Cup 2026. Simons opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Netherlands have 3 wins in their last 5, while Portugal have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Simonsassist Schouten

15'

26'

⚽Bernardo Silvaassist João Palhinha

⚽F. de Jong

38'

F. de Jong

43'

2H

49'

⚽Vitinha

⚽Depayassist Simons

61'

⇄Costa↓ Gakpo

71'

⇄Rossi↓ Rafael Leão

⇄Schmidt↓ Depay

80'

⇄Novak↓ Cristiano Ronaldo

Momentum

NL

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

PT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offJun 15, 2022 · 18:00

VenueNetherlands Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance36,541 / 46,848 (78%)

RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#16·

#5

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2.7Expected goals (xG)1.7

15Total shots10

7Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

8Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Van Dijk

7.8

Lineups

NL 4-3-37.03Formation7.094-3-3 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