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Portugal vs Denmark 1-4

  • Bernardo Silva90+3'
  • Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (P)43'
  • Rasmus Hojlund49'
  • Rasmus Hojlund57'
  • Joachim Andersen75'
Kick-off
Sat, 14 Nov 2026 · 19:45 (UTC)
Venue
Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
Referee
Rade Obrenovic

Match timeline

  1. 90+3’Goal!Portugal flagPortugalBernardo Silva1 – 4
  2. 87’Yellow cardPortugal flagPortugalJoão Palhinha
  3. 83’SubstitutionPortugal flagPortugalJoão Neves ONVitinha OFF
  4. 82’SubstitutionDenmark flagDenmarkVictor Nelsson ONJoachim Andersen OFF
  5. 79’SubstitutionPortugal flagPortugalBernardo Silva ONBruno Fernandes OFF
  6. 75’Goal!Denmark flagDenmarkJoachim AndersenAssist: Mathias Jensen0 – 4
  7. 73’SubstitutionDenmark flagDenmarkVictor Froholdt ONMohammed Daramy OFF
  8. 73’SubstitutionDenmark flagDenmarkWilliam Osula ONRasmus Hojlund OFF
Show 10 earlier events
  1. 66’SubstitutionDenmark flagDenmarkAndreas Skov Olsen ONGustav Isaksen OFF
  2. 66’SubstitutionDenmark flagDenmarkMathias Jensen ONMikkel Damsgaard OFF
  3. 64’SubstitutionPortugal flagPortugalFrancisco Trincão ONPedro Neto OFF
  4. 64’SubstitutionPortugal flagPortugalCarlos Forbs ONJoao Felix OFF
  5. 64’SubstitutionPortugal flagPortugalJoão Palhinha ONRúben Neves OFF
  6. 57’Goal!Denmark flagDenmarkRasmus HojlundAssist: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg0 – 3
  7. 49’Goal!Denmark flagDenmarkRasmus HojlundAssist: Mikkel Damsgaard0 – 2
  8. 46’Yellow cardPortugal flagPortugalRúben Dias
  9. 43’Penalty goalDenmark flagDenmarkPierre-Emile Højbjerg0 – 1
  10. 40’VAR checkDenmark flagDenmarkRasmus HojlundPenalty confirmed
  11. 1’Kick-off

Key stats

Portugal flagPortugalDenmarkDenmark flag
  • 52%Possession48%
  • 15Shots17
  • 0.82xG2.38
  • 8Shots on Target6
  • 6Corners7
  • 19Fouls4
  • 5Offsides1
  • 1Saves7
  • 473Passes446
  • 2Yellow Cards0

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Match facts

Competition
UEFA Nations League
Round
Matchday 5
Date
Sat, 14 Nov 2026
Kick-off
19:45 (UTC)
Venue
Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
Referee
Rade Obrenovic
Portugal coach
Jorge Jesus
Denmark coach
B. Riemer

League table

UEFA Nations League · League A - Group D

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Portugal crestPortugal5401+212
2Denmark crestDenmark5302+39
3Norway crestNorway520306
4Wales crestWales5104-53

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Last 5 matches, all competitions

Portugal flag

Portugal

  1. L
  2. W
  3. W
  4. W
  5. W
Denmark flag

Denmark

  1. W
  2. L
  3. W
  4. L
  5. W

Player ratings

  1. 1Carlos Forbs7.2
  2. 2Bruno Fernandes6.6
  3. 3Vitinha6.5
  4. 4Bernardo Silva6.5
  5. 5Trincão6.4
  6. 6Renato Veiga6.3
  7. 7Rúben Neves6.3
  8. 8Gonçalo Ramos6.3
  9. 9Diogo Dalot6.1
  10. 10João Palhinha6.0
  11. 11João Neves5.9
  12. 12Pedro Neto5.8
  13. 13Diogo Costa5.8
  14. 14Rúben Dias5.7
  15. 15João Félix5.7
  16. 16Alberto Baio5.4
  17. 17Rodrigo Mora0.0
  18. 18Flávio Nazinho0.0
  19. 19Geovany Tcherno Quenda0.0
  20. 20António Silva0.0
  21. 21Fábio Silva0.0
  22. 22Rui Silva0.0
  23. 23Samuel Soares0.0
  1. 1R. Højlund9.0
  2. 2M. Hermansen7.9
  3. 3M. Damsgaard7.7
  4. 4P. Højbjerg7.7
  5. 5J. Andersen7.4
  6. 6M. Hjulmand7.0
  7. 7G. Isaksen6.9
  8. 8O. Provstgaard6.8
  9. 9Victor Mow Froholdt6.8
  10. 10M. Jensen6.7
  11. 11A. Bah6.6
  12. 12V. Nelsson6.6
  13. 13J. Mæhle6.5
  14. 14A. Skov Olsen6.5
  15. 15M. Daramy6.4
  16. 16W. Osula6.4
  17. 17M. Bidstrup0.0
  18. 18V. Bak Jensen0.0
  19. 19F. Jörgensen0.0
  20. 20A. Jungdal0.0
  21. 21R. Kristensen0.0
  22. 22J. Lindstrøm0.0
  23. 23R. Nicolaisen0.0

Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.

MVP of the match

R. Højlund
9.0

R. Højlund

Denmark flagDenmark

2
Goals
0
Assists

Rated 9.0, the best on the pitch — 2 goals in 73 minutes.

Team form comparison

Last 5 matches, all competitions

Portugal flagPortugal
W-D-L
4-0-1
Scored / match
1.8
Conceded / match
1.0
Denmark flagDenmark
W-D-L
3-0-2
Scored / match
1.8
Conceded / match
1.6

Fan predictions

How the fans called it

  • Portugal flagPortugal0%
  • Draw0%
  • Denmark flagDenmarkResult0%

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What happened

Match report

Denmark won 4-1 in Braga after Pierre-Emile Højbjerg converted a penalty and Rasmus Hojlund scored twice, with Joachim Andersen and Bernardo Silva adding the other goals. Portugal had more of the ball, but Denmark took its chances.

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg put Denmark ahead from the penalty spot in the 43rd minute after VAR had confirmed the decision three minutes earlier. Rasmus Hojlund made it 2-0 in the 49th minute from Mikkel Damsgaard's assist, then scored his second in the 57th minute from Pierre-Emile Højbjerg's pass. Denmark went in 1-0 up at half-time.

Portugal made three changes in the 64th minute, while Denmark made two in the 66th and two more in the 73rd. Joachim Andersen then made it 4-0 in the 75th minute, with Mathias Jensen, who had come on in the 66th minute, providing the assist. Bernardo Silva, who had come on in the 79th minute, scored Portugal's only goal three minutes into stoppage time to make it 4-1. Portugal had 52% possession and 473 passes to Denmark's 446, with 15 shots to 17 and 8 on target to 6, but Denmark had the better xG at 2.38 to 0.82, plus 7 corners to 6, 7 saves to 1 and fewer fouls, 4 to 19.

Rúben Dias was booked in the 46th minute and João Palhinha in the 87th. There were no red cards.

Match record

Competition
UEFA Nations League
Round
Matchday 5
Kick-off
Venue
Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
Referee
Rade Obrenovic
Match ID
cornerflick:match:portugal-vs-denmark-nations-league-2026-11-14

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18 events

  1. 40’VAR checkDenmark flagDenmarkRasmus HojlundPenalty confirmed
  2. 43’Penalty goalDenmark flagDenmarkPierre-Emile Højbjerg0 – 1
  3. 46’Yellow cardPortugal flagPortugalRúben Dias
  4. 49’Goal!Denmark flagDenmarkRasmus HojlundAssist: Mikkel Damsgaard0 – 2
  5. 57’Goal!Denmark flagDenmarkRasmus HojlundAssist: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg0 – 3
  6. 64’SubstitutionPortugal flagPortugalFrancisco Trincão ONPedro Neto OFF
  7. 64’SubstitutionPortugal flagPortugalCarlos Forbs ONJoao Felix OFF
  8. 64’SubstitutionPortugal flagPortugalJoão Palhinha ONRúben Neves OFF
  9. 66’SubstitutionDenmark flagDenmarkAndreas Skov Olsen ONGustav Isaksen OFF
  10. 66’SubstitutionDenmark flagDenmarkMathias Jensen ONMikkel Damsgaard OFF
  11. 73’SubstitutionDenmark flagDenmarkVictor Froholdt ONMohammed Daramy OFF
  12. 73’SubstitutionDenmark flagDenmarkWilliam Osula ONRasmus Hojlund OFF
  13. 75’Goal!Denmark flagDenmarkJoachim AndersenAssist: Mathias Jensen0 – 4
  14. 79’SubstitutionPortugal flagPortugalBernardo Silva ONBruno Fernandes OFF
  15. 82’SubstitutionDenmark flagDenmarkVictor Nelsson ONJoachim Andersen OFF
  16. 83’SubstitutionPortugal flagPortugalJoão Neves ONVitinha OFF
  17. 87’Yellow cardPortugal flagPortugalJoão Palhinha
  18. 90+3’Goal!Portugal flagPortugalBernardo Silva1 – 4