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UEFA Nations League logoUEFA Nations LeagueMatchday 1

Portugal vs Wales 1-0

Portugal flagPortugal

1-0

FT

Wales flagWales
  • Joao Felix22'
Kick-off
Thu, 24 Sept 2026 · 18:45 (UTC)
Venue
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Referee
Donatas Rumsas

Match timeline

  1. 90’SubstitutionPortugal flagPortugalDiogo Dalot ONJoão Cancelo OFF
  2. 90’SubstitutionPortugal flagPortugalJoão Neves ONBruno Fernandes OFF
  3. 78’SubstitutionPortugal flagPortugalNuno Tavares ONNuno Mendes OFF
  4. 77’SubstitutionWales flagWalesKieffer Moore ONLewis Koumas OFF
  5. 77’SubstitutionWales flagWalesSorba Thomas ONJordan James OFF
  6. 71’Yellow cardWales flagWalesBen Cabango
  7. 71’SubstitutionWales flagWalesChris Mepham ONBen Cabango OFF
  8. 67’SubstitutionPortugal flagPortugalJoão Palhinha ONRúben Neves OFF
Show 4 earlier events
  1. 67’SubstitutionPortugal flagPortugalGonçalo Ramos ONCristiano Ronaldo OFF
  2. 63’SubstitutionWales flagWalesDaniel James ONDavid Brooks OFF
  3. 59’VAR checkPortugal flagPortugalCristiano RonaldoGoal cancelled
  4. 22’Goal!Portugal flagPortugalJoao FelixAssist: Nuno Mendes1 – 0
  5. 1’Kick-off

Key stats

Portugal flagPortugalWalesWales flag
  • 61%Possession39%
  • 23Shots5
  • 5Shots on Target1
  • 10Corners2
  • 12Fouls10
  • 3Offsides3
  • 0Saves4
  • 626Passes394
  • 0Yellow Cards1

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Portugal flagPortugal4 - 2 - 3 - 1

  1. 1Costa
  2. 20Cancelo
  3. 3Dias
  4. 13Veiga
  5. 19Mendes
  6. 21Neves
  7. 23Vitinha
  8. 18Neto
  9. 8Fernandes
  10. 11Félix
  11. 7Ronaldo

Substitutions

  1. 67’↑6 João Palhinha↓21 Rúben Neves
  2. 67’↑9 Gonçalo Ramos↓7 Cristiano Ronaldo
  3. 78’↑5 Nuno Tavares↓19 Nuno Mendes
  4. 90’↑2 Diogo Dalot↓20 João Cancelo
  5. 90’↑15 João Neves↓8 Bruno Fernandes

Unused substitutes 14 Francisco Conceição, 16 Trincão, 22 Samuel Soares, 12 Rui Silva, 10 Bernardo Silva, 4 Tomás Araújo, 17 Rafael Leão

Coach Jorge Jesus

Wales flagWales4 - 3 - 3

  1. 12Ward
  2. 3Williams
  3. 6Cabango
  4. 4Davies
  5. 15Dasilva
  6. 17James
  7. 22Sheehan
  8. 5Ampadu
  9. 7Brooks
  10. 9Koumas
  11. 11Johnson

Substitutions

  1. 63’↑20 D. James↓7 D. Brooks
  2. 71’↑2 C. Mepham↓6 B. Cabango
  3. 77’↑13 K. Moore↓9 L. Koumas
  4. 77’↑19 S. Thomas↓17 J. James

Unused substitutes 8 W. Burns, 23 J. Colwill, 14 C. Roberts, 16 R. Norrington-Davies, 21 T. King, 18 M. Harris, 10 L. Cullen, 1 D. Cornell

Coach Craig Bellamy

Match facts

Competition
UEFA Nations League
Round
Matchday 1
Date
Thu, 24 Sept 2026
Kick-off
18:45 (UTC)
Venue
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Referee
Donatas Rumsas
Portugal coach
Jorge Jesus
Wales coach
Craig Bellamy

League table

UEFA Nations League · League A - Group D

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Portugal crestPortugal4400+512
2Denmark crestDenmark420206
3Wales crestWales4103-33
4Norway crestNorway4103-23

Recent form

Last 5 matches, all competitions

Portugal flag

Portugal

  1. D
  2. W
  3. D
  4. W
  5. L
Wales flag

Wales

  1. D
  2. W
  3. L
  4. L

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Head to head

Portugal flag
2Wins
0Draws
0Wins
Wales flag

3 goals0 goals

Last 2 meetings

  • 2026UEFA Nations LeaguePortugal flagPortugal1 - 0Wales flagWales
  • 2016Euro ChampionshipPortugal flagPortugal2 - 0Wales flagWales

2 meetings in the Cornerflick archive.

Team form comparison

Last 5 matches, all competitions

Portugal flagPortugal
W-D-L
2-2-1
Scored / match
1.6
Conceded / match
0.6
Wales flagWales
W-D-L
1-1-2
Scored / match
1.3
Conceded / match
1.5

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How the fans called it

  • Portugal flagPortugalResult0%
  • Draw0%
  • Wales flagWales0%

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What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Portugal beat Wales 1-0 in matchday 1 of the UEFA Nations League at Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon.

Joao Felix 22' scored for Portugal.

Portugal had 61% of the ball to Wales's 39%; the sides had 23 and 5 shots (5 and 1 on target).

The referee showed 1 yellow card and no reds.

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Match record

Competition
UEFA Nations League
Round
Matchday 1
Kick-off
Venue
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Referee
Donatas Rumsas
Match ID
cornerflick:match:portugal-vs-wales-nations-league-2026-09-24

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12 events

  1. 22’Goal!Portugal flagPortugalJoao FelixAssist: Nuno Mendes1 – 0
  2. 59’VAR checkPortugal flagPortugalCristiano RonaldoGoal cancelled
  3. 63’SubstitutionWales flagWalesDaniel James ONDavid Brooks OFF
  4. 67’SubstitutionPortugal flagPortugalJoão Palhinha ONRúben Neves OFF
  5. 67’SubstitutionPortugal flagPortugalGonçalo Ramos ONCristiano Ronaldo OFF
  6. 71’Yellow cardWales flagWalesBen Cabango
  7. 71’SubstitutionWales flagWalesChris Mepham ONBen Cabango OFF
  8. 77’SubstitutionWales flagWalesKieffer Moore ONLewis Koumas OFF
  9. 77’SubstitutionWales flagWalesSorba Thomas ONJordan James OFF
  10. 78’SubstitutionPortugal flagPortugalNuno Tavares ONNuno Mendes OFF
  11. 90’SubstitutionPortugal flagPortugalDiogo Dalot ONJoão Cancelo OFF
  12. 90’SubstitutionPortugal flagPortugalJoão Neves ONBruno Fernandes OFF