UEFA Nations LeagueMatchday 5Portugal 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
- 90+3’Goal!
PortugalBernardo Silva1 – 4 - 87’Yellow card
PortugalJoão Palhinha - 83’Substitution
PortugalJoão Neves ONVitinha OFF - 82’Substitution
DenmarkVictor Nelsson ONJoachim Andersen OFF - 79’Substitution
PortugalBernardo Silva ONBruno Fernandes OFF - 75’Goal!
DenmarkJoachim AndersenAssist: Mathias Jensen0 – 4 - 73’Substitution
DenmarkVictor Froholdt ONMohammed Daramy OFF - 73’Substitution
DenmarkWilliam Osula ONRasmus Hojlund OFF
Show 10 earlier events
- 66’Substitution
DenmarkAndreas Skov Olsen ONGustav Isaksen OFF - 66’Substitution
DenmarkMathias Jensen ONMikkel Damsgaard OFF - 64’Substitution
PortugalFrancisco Trincão ONPedro Neto OFF - 64’Substitution
PortugalCarlos Forbs ONJoao Felix OFF - 64’Substitution
PortugalJoão Palhinha ONRúben Neves OFF - 57’Goal!
DenmarkRasmus HojlundAssist: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg0 – 3 - 49’Goal!
DenmarkRasmus HojlundAssist: Mikkel Damsgaard0 – 2 - 46’Yellow card
PortugalRúben Dias - 43’Penalty goal
DenmarkPierre-Emile Højbjerg0 – 1 - 40’VAR check
DenmarkRasmus HojlundPenalty confirmed - 1’Kick-off
Key stats
- 52%Possession48%
- 15Shots17
- 0.82xG2.38
- 8Shots on Target6
- 6Corners7
- 19Fouls4
- 5Offsides1
- 1Saves7
- 473Passes446
- 2Yellow Cards0
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Portugal4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Substitutions
- 64’↑16 Trincão↓17 Pedro Neto
- 64’↑7 Carlos Forbs↓11 João Félix
- 64’↑6 João Palhinha↓21 Rúben Neves
- 79’↑10 Bernardo Silva↓8 Bruno Fernandes
- 83’↑15 João Neves↓23 Vitinha
Unused substitutes 19 Rodrigo Mora, 5 Flávio Nazinho, 14 Geovany Tcherno Quenda, 4 António Silva, 18 Fábio Silva, 12 Rui Silva, 22 Samuel Soares
Coach Jorge Jesus
Denmark4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Substitutions
- 66’↑11 A. Skov Olsen↓8 G. Isaksen
- 66’↑7 M. Jensen↓14 M. Damsgaard
- 73’↑12 Victor Mow Froholdt↓19 M. Daramy
- 73’↑10 W. Osula↓9 R. Højlund
- 82’↑6 V. Nelsson↓2 J. Andersen
Unused substitutes 4 R. Nicolaisen, 17 J. Lindstrøm, 13 R. Kristensen, 1 A. Jungdal, 22 F. Jörgensen, 15 V. Bak Jensen, 20 M. Bidstrup
Coach B. Riemer
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
Match related news
Player ratings
- 1
Carlos Forbs7.2 - 2
Bruno Fernandes6.6 - 3
Vitinha6.5 - 4
Bernardo Silva6.5 - 5
Trincão6.4 - 6
Renato Veiga6.3 - 7
Rúben Neves6.3 - 8
Gonçalo Ramos6.3 - 9
Diogo Dalot6.1 - 10
João Palhinha6.0 - 11
João Neves5.9 - 12
Pedro Neto5.8 - 13
Diogo Costa5.8 - 14
Rúben Dias5.7 - 15
João Félix5.7 - 16
Alberto Baio5.4 - 17
Rodrigo Mora0.0 - 18
Flávio Nazinho0.0 - 19
Geovany Tcherno Quenda0.0 - 20
António Silva0.0 - 21
Fábio Silva0.0 - 22
Rui Silva0.0 - 23
Samuel Soares0.0
- 1
R. Højlund9.0 - 2
M. Hermansen7.9 - 3
M. Damsgaard7.7 - 4
P. Højbjerg7.7 - 5
J. Andersen7.4 - 6
M. Hjulmand7.0 - 7
G. Isaksen6.9 - 8
O. Provstgaard6.8 - 9
Victor Mow Froholdt6.8 - 10
M. Jensen6.7 - 11
A. Bah6.6 - 12
V. Nelsson6.6 - 13
J. Mæhle6.5 - 14
A. Skov Olsen6.5 - 15
M. Daramy6.4 - 16
W. Osula6.4 - 17
M. Bidstrup0.0 - 18
V. Bak Jensen0.0 - 19
F. Jörgensen0.0 - 20
A. Jungdal0.0 - 21
R. Kristensen0.0 - 22
J. Lindstrøm0.0 - 23
R. Nicolaisen0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match

Rated 9.0, the best on the pitch — 2 goals in 73 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
- W-D-L
- 4-0-1
- Scored / match
- 1.8
- Conceded / match
- 1.0
- W-D-L
- 3-0-2
- Scored / match
- 1.8
- Conceded / match
- 1.6
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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
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18 events
- 40’VAR check
DenmarkRasmus HojlundPenalty confirmed - 43’Penalty goal
DenmarkPierre-Emile Højbjerg0 – 1 - 46’Yellow card
PortugalRúben Dias - 49’Goal!
DenmarkRasmus HojlundAssist: Mikkel Damsgaard0 – 2 - 57’Goal!
DenmarkRasmus HojlundAssist: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg0 – 3 - 64’Substitution
PortugalFrancisco Trincão ONPedro Neto OFF - 64’Substitution
PortugalCarlos Forbs ONJoao Felix OFF - 64’Substitution
PortugalJoão Palhinha ONRúben Neves OFF - 66’Substitution
DenmarkAndreas Skov Olsen ONGustav Isaksen OFF - 66’Substitution
DenmarkMathias Jensen ONMikkel Damsgaard OFF - 73’Substitution
DenmarkVictor Froholdt ONMohammed Daramy OFF - 73’Substitution
DenmarkWilliam Osula ONRasmus Hojlund OFF - 75’Goal!
DenmarkJoachim AndersenAssist: Mathias Jensen0 – 4 - 79’Substitution
PortugalBernardo Silva ONBruno Fernandes OFF - 82’Substitution
DenmarkVictor Nelsson ONJoachim Andersen OFF - 83’Substitution
PortugalJoão Neves ONVitinha OFF - 87’Yellow card
PortugalJoão Palhinha - 90+3’Goal!
PortugalBernardo Silva1 – 4





























