Portugal 1–0 Wales
Portugal
1–0HT 1–0
Wales
Portugal played Wales in the UEFA Nations League on 24 September 2026 at Estádio José Alvalade. The match finished 1–0.
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Goals and cards
- 22'Joao Felix (assist by Nuno Mendes)
- 71'Ben Cabango — Yellow card
Line-ups
Portugal 4-1-3-2
- Diogo Costa
- João Cancelo
- Rúben Dias
- Renato Veiga
- Nuno Mendes
- Rúben Neves
- Pedro Neto
- Vitinha
- Bruno Fernandes
- João Félix
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- SUBSTITUTES
- Francisco Conceição
- Trincão
- Nuno Tavares
- Samuel Soares
- Rui Silva
- Bernardo Silva
- Gonçalo Ramos
- Tomás Araújo
- Diogo Dalot
- Rafael Leão
- João Neves
- João Palhinha
- COACHES: Jorge Jesus
Wales 4-3-3
- D. Ward
- N. Williams
- B. Cabango
- B. Davies
- J. Dasilva
- E. Ampadu
- J. Sheehan
- J. James
- D. Brooks
- L. Koumas
- B. Johnson
- SUBSTITUTES
- S. Thomas
- W. Burns
- J. Colwill
- C. Roberts
- R. Norrington-Davies
- K. Moore
- C. Mepham
- T. King
- D. James
- M. Harris
- L. Cullen
- D. Cornell
- COACHES: Craig Bellamy
Match statistics
| Portugal | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| 568 | Accurate passes | 325 |
| 17 | Shots inside box | 5 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 0 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 9 | Free kicks | 11 |
| 5 | Shots on goal | 1 |
| 11 | Shots off goal | 4 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 626 | Total passes | 394 |
| 23 | Total shots | 5 |
| 10 | Corners | 2 |
| 0 | Saves | 4 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 61% | Possession | 39% |