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UEFA Nations League · Thu, 24 Sept 2026 ·

Portugal vs Wales — 1 - 0

Portugal

Score 1 - 0

FTHT 1-0

Wales

Estádio José Alvalade · Referee: Donatas Rumsas

Portugal vs Wales head-to-head record

Match report

Portugal beat Wales 1-0

Wales were beaten 1-0 by Portugal at Estádio José Alvalade on Thursday, 24 September 2026 in UEFA Nations League (League A) matchday 1. Joao Felix scored the only goal of the game for Portugal in the 22nd minute. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Portugal had 61% of the ball and 23 shots (5 on target) against Wales’s 5 (1 on target). João Félix (Portugal) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Portugal 1st in the League A Group D table on 9 points and Wales 4th on 3.

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Form, table and head-to-head

Portugal

1st · 9 points · P 3 W 3 D 0 L 0

Form

Wales

4th · 3 points · P 3 W 1 D 0 L 2

Form

UEFA Nations League table around both teams
#TeamPGDPts
1Portugal3+49
2Denmark3-13
3Norway3-13
4Wales3-23

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Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Tue, 17 Nov 2026, Wales – Portugal

Full Portugal vs Wales head-to-head

Match events

  1. 22'goalJoao FelixAssist: Nuno Mendes
  2. 59'VAR decisionCristiano RonaldoGoal cancelled
  3. 63'substitutionDavid BrooksOff: Daniel James
  4. 67'substitutionRúben NevesOff: João Palhinha
  5. 67'substitutionCristiano RonaldoOff: Gonçalo Ramos
  6. 71'yellow cardBen CabangoYellow Card
  7. 71'substitutionBen CabangoOff: Chris Mepham
  8. 77'substitutionLewis KoumasOff: Kieffer Moore
  9. 77'substitutionJordan JamesOff: Sorba Thomas
  10. 78'substitutionNuno MendesOff: Nuno Tavares
  11. 90'substitutionJoão CanceloOff: Diogo Dalot
  12. 90'substitutionBruno FernandesOff: João Neves

Lineups

Portugal

Formation 4-1-3-2 · Coach Jorge Jesus

Starting XI

  1. 1Diogo CostaG
  2. 20João CanceloD
  3. 3Rúben DiasD
  4. 13Renato VeigaD
  5. 19Nuno MendesD
  6. 21Rúben NevesM
  7. 18Pedro NetoM
  8. 23VitinhaM
  9. 8Bruno FernandesM
  10. 11João FélixF
  11. 7Cristiano RonaldoF

Substitutes

  1. 14Francisco ConceiçãoF
  2. 16TrincãoF
  3. 5Nuno TavaresD
  4. 22Samuel SoaresG
  5. 12Rui SilvaG
  6. 10Bernardo SilvaM
  7. 9Gonçalo RamosF
  8. 4Tomás AraújoD
  9. 2Diogo DalotD
  10. 17Rafael LeãoF
  11. 15João NevesM
  12. 6João PalhinhaM

Wales

Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Craig Bellamy

Starting XI

  1. 12D. WardG
  2. 3N. WilliamsD
  3. 6B. CabangoD
  4. 4B. DaviesD
  5. 15J. DasilvaD
  6. 5E. AmpaduM
  7. 22J. SheehanM
  8. 17J. JamesM
  9. 7D. BrooksF
  10. 9L. KoumasF
  11. 11B. JohnsonF

Substitutes

  1. 19S. ThomasF
  2. 8W. BurnsF
  3. 23J. ColwillM
  4. 14C. RobertsD
  5. 16R. Norrington-DaviesD
  6. 13K. MooreF
  7. 2C. MephamD
  8. 21T. KingG
  9. 20D. JamesF
  10. 18M. HarrisF
  11. 10L. CullenF
  12. 1D. CornellG

Match statistics

  • 61%Possession39%
  • 23Total shots5
  • 5Shots on target1
  • 11Shots off target4
  • 7Blocked shots0
  • 17Shots inside the box5
  • 6Shots outside the box0
  • 10Corners2
  • 3Offsides3
  • 12Fouls10
  • 0Yellow cards1
  • 0Red cards0
  • 0Goalkeeper saves4
  • 627Passes393
  • 569Accurate passes325
  • 9Free Kicks11

Player statistics

Portugal

Portugal player statistics
PlayerMinRatingGA
1Diogo CostaG906.9
12Rui SilvaG00.0
22Samuel SoaresG00.0
2Diogo DalotD10.0
3Rúben DiasD907.0
4Tomás AraújoD00.0
5Nuno TavaresD126.4
13Renato VeigaD907.2
19Nuno MendesD787.51
20João CanceloD896.8
6João PalhinhaM236.6
8Bruno FernandesM897.1
10Bernardo SilvaM00.0
15João NevesM10.0
18Pedro NetoM906.9
21Rúben NevesM677.6
23VitinhaM907.2
7Cristiano RonaldoF676.4
9Gonçalo RamosF236.8
11João FélixFTop rated908.21
14Francisco ConceiçãoF00.0
16TrincãoF00.0
17Rafael LeãoF00.0

Wales

Wales player statistics
PlayerMinRatingGA
1D. CornellG00.0
12D. WardG906.9
21T. KingG00.0
2C. MephamD196.3
3N. WilliamsD906.8
4B. DaviesD906.6
6B. CabangoD716.2
14C. RobertsD00.0
15J. DasilvaD906.6
16R. Norrington-DaviesD00.0
5E. AmpaduM906.5
17J. JamesM776.4
22J. SheehanM906.2
23J. ColwillM00.0
7D. BrooksF636.1
8W. BurnsF00.0
9L. KoumasF776.0
10L. CullenF00.0
11B. JohnsonF906.0
13K. MooreF136.5
18M. HarrisF00.0
19S. ThomasF136.4
20D. JamesF276.7

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