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Portugal in the UEFA Nations League

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In September 2018, the UEFA Nations League starring all European nations officially commenced. This competition has been created to make the international breaks more competitive and interesting and remove as much friendly matches as possible. The teams are divided into four leagues of four groups, from League A to League D. The winners and runners-up of each group from League A get to play the two-legged quarter-finals, whose winners advance to the Finals, constituted of the semi-finals, a third-place play-off, and the final.

Since the first season, Portugal has always remained in League A, the highest level of this competition. Portugal is the first ever winner of the UEFA Nations League, topping their group against Italy and Poland, knocking out Switzerland in the semi-finals and beating the Netherlands in the final on home soil. They couldn't retain the trophy in the next season after finishing second to France in the group stage. Portugal won a second title in the 2024–25 edition, again topping their group before defeating Denmark over two legs in the quarter-finals, Germany in the semi-finals, and then winning on penalties against Spain in the final, held in Munich.

UEFA Nations League record

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UEFA Nations League record
Season** Division Group Pld W D* L GF GA P/R Rank
  2018–19 A 3 6 4 2 0 9 4   1st
  2020–21 A 3 6 4 1 1 12 4   5th
  2022–23 A 2 6 3 1 2 11 3   6th
  2024–25 A 1 10 6 3 1 22 11   1st
Total 28 17 7 4 54 22 2 Titles
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Group stage and quarter-finals played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage. Red border colour indicates the finals stage was held on home soil.

List of matches

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Season Round Opponent Score Result Venue Portugal scorers
    2018–19 Group stage
  Italy 1–0 W Lisbon A. Silva
  Poland 2–3 W Chorzów A. Silva, Glik (o.g.), B. Silva
  Italy 0–0 D Milan –
  Poland 1–1 D Guimarães A. Silva
Semi-final    Switzerland 3–1 W Porto Ronaldo (3)
Final   Netherlands 1–0 W Porto Guedes
    2020–21 Group stage
  Croatia 4–1 W Porto Cancelo, Jota, Félix, A. Silva
  Sweden 2–0 W Solna Ronaldo (2)
  France 0–0 D Saint-Denis –
  Sweden 3–0 W Lisbon B. Silva, Jota (2)
  France 0–1 L Lisbon –
  Croatia 3–2 W Split Dias (2), Félix
    2022–23 Group stage
  Spain 1–1 D Seville Horta
   Switzerland 4–0 W Lisbon Carvalho, Ronaldo (2), Cancelo
  Czech Republic 2–0 W Lisbon Cancelo, Guedes
   Switzerland 0–1 L Geneva –
  Czech Republic 4–0 W Prague Dalot (2), Fernandes, Jota
  Spain 0–1 L Braga –
    2024–25 Group stage
  Croatia 2–1 W Lisbon Dalot, Ronaldo
  Scotland 2–1 W Lisbon Fernandes, Ronaldo
  Poland 3–1 W Warsaw B. Silva, Ronaldo, Bednarek (o.g.)
  Scotland 0–0 D Glasgow –
  Poland 5–1 W Porto Leão, Ronaldo (2), Fernandes, Neto
  Croatia 1–1 D Split Félix
Quarter-final   Denmark 0–1 L Copenhagen –
5–2 (a.e.t.) W Lisbon Andersen (o.g.), Ronaldo, Trincão (2), Ramos
Semi-final   Germany 2–1 W Munich Conceição, Ronaldo
Final   Spain 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) D Munich Mendes, Ronaldo

2018–19 UEFA Nations League

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Group stage

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a]      
1   Portugal 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 1–0 1–1
2   Italy 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5 0–0 — 1–1
3   Poland 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2 2–3 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
Portugal  1–0  Italy
  • A. Silva   48'
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Attendance: 52,635[1]
Poland  2–3  Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 48,783[1]
Italy  0–0  Portugal
Report
Attendance: 73,000[1]
Portugal  1–1  Poland
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Attendance: 29,917[1]

Finals

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Semi-finals

Portugal  3–1   Switzerland
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Attendance: 42,415[2]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Final

Main article: 2019 UEFA Nations League final
Portugal  1–0  Netherlands
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Attendance: 43,199[3]

2020–21 UEFA Nations League

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Group stage

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation        
1   France 6 5 1 0 12 5 +7 16 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 0–0 4–2 4–2
2   Portugal 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 0–1 — 4–1 3–0
3   Croatia 6 1 0 5 9 16 −7 3[a] 1–2 2–3 — 2–1
4   Sweden (R) 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3[a] Relegation to League B 0–1 0–2 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Portugal  4–1  Croatia
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Attendance: 0[4][note 1]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Sweden  0–2  Portugal
Report
Attendance: 0[5][note 1]
France  0–0  Portugal
Report
Attendance: 1,000[6]
Portugal  3–0  Sweden
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Attendance: 5,000[7]
Portugal  0–1  France
Report
Attendance: 0[8][note 2]
Croatia  2–3  Portugal
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Attendance: 0[9][note 2]

2022–23 UEFA Nations League

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Group stage

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation        
1   Spain 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 1–1 1–2 2–0
2   Portugal 6 3 1 2 11 3 +8 10 0–1 — 4–0 2–0
3    Switzerland 6 3 0 3 6 9 −3 9 0–1 1–0 — 2–1
4   Czech Republic (R) 6 1 1 4 5 13 −8 4 Relegation to League B 2–2 0–4 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Spain  1–1  Portugal
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Attendance: 41,236[10]
Portugal  4–0   Switzerland
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Attendance: 42,325[11]
Portugal  2–0  Czech Republic
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Attendance: 44,100[12]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Switzerland  1–0  Portugal
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Attendance: 26,300[13]
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
Czech Republic  0–4  Portugal
Report
Attendance: 19,322[14]
Portugal  0–1  Spain
Report
Attendance: 28,196[15]

2024–25 UEFA Nations League

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Group stage

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation        
1   Portugal 6 4 2 0 13 5 +8 14 Advance to quarter-finals — 2–1 2–1 5–1
2   Croatia 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 1–1 — 2–1 1–0
3   Scotland (R) 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 Qualification for relegation play-offs 0–0 1–0 — 2–3
4   Poland (R) 6 1 1 4 9 16 −7 4 Relegation to League B 1–3 3–3 1–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Portugal  2–1  Croatia
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Attendance: 57,675[16]
Portugal  2–1  Scotland
 Report
Attendance: 59,894[17]
Poland  1–3  Portugal
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Attendance: 56,854[18]
Scotland  0–0  Portugal
Report
Attendance: 49,057[19]
Portugal  5–1  Poland
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Attendance: 47,239[20]
Croatia  1–1  Portugal
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Attendance: 33,386[21]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Quarter-finals

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First leg

Denmark  1–0  Portugal
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Attendance: 36,322[22]

Second leg

Portugal  5–2 (a.e.t.)  Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 47,123[23]

Finals

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Semi-finals

Germany  1–2  Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 65,823[25]

Final

Main article: 2025 UEFA Nations League final
Portugal  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Spain
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Penalties
 5–3
Attendance: 65,852[26]

Goalscorers

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Player Goals 2018–19 2020–21 2022–23 2024–25
Cristiano Ronaldo 15 3 2 2 8
Diogo Jota 4 3 1
André Silva 4 3 1
João Cancelo 3 1 2
Diogo Dalot 3 2 1
João Félix 3 2 1
Bruno Fernandes 3 1 2
Bernardo Silva 3 1 1 1
Rúben Dias 2 2
Gonçalo Guedes 2 1 1
Francisco Trincão 2 2
William Carvalho 1 1
Francisco Conceição 1 1
Ricardo Horta 1 1
Rafael Leão 1 1
Nuno Mendes 1 1
Pedro Neto 1 1
Gonçalo Ramos 1 1
Own goals 3 1 2
Total 54 9 12 11 22

Bold players are still active with the national team.

See also

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Notes

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[note 1] [note 2]

  1. ^ a b c Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 were played behind closed doors.[27][28]
  2. ^ a b c Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
  3. ^ The Germany v Portugal match, originally scheduled for 21:00, was delayed by ten minutes due to adverse weather conditions impacting the teams' warm-ups.[24]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Summary UEFA Nations League A – Group 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Full Time Report – Semi-finals – Portugal v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 5 June 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Full Time Report – Final – Portugal v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Portugal vs. Croatia" (JSON). UEFA. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Sweden vs. Portugal" (JSON). UEFA. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. ^ "France vs. Portugal" (JSON). UEFA. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Portugal vs. Sweden" (JSON). UEFA. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Portugal vs. France" (JSON). UEFA. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Croatia vs. Portugal" (JSON). UEFA. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Spain vs. Portugal" (JSON). UEFA. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Portugal vs. Switzerland" (JSON). UEFA. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Portugal vs. Czech Republic" (JSON). UEFA. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Switzerland vs. Portugal" (JSON). UEFA. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Czech Republic vs. Portugal" (JSON). UEFA. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Portugal vs. Spain" (JSON). UEFA. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Portugal vs. Croatia" (JSON). UEFA. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Full Time Report League phase – Portugal v Scotland" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Full Time Report League phase – Poland v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Full Time Report League phase – Scotland v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Full Time Report League phase – Portugal v Poland" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  21. ^ "Full Time Report League phase – Croatia v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  22. ^ "Full Time Report Quarter-finals 1st leg – Denmark v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  23. ^ "Full Time Report Quarter-finals 2nd leg – Portugal v Denmark" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  24. ^ "Liveticker | Deutschland – Portugal 1:2 | Halbfinale | UEFA Nations League 2024/25" [Live ticker | Germany v Portugal 1–2 | Semi-final | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League]. kicker (in German). 4 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025. Aufgrund des Hagelschauers verschiebt sich der Anstoß um zehn Minuten. "Aufgrund schlechter Wetterbedingungen verzögert sich das Spiel. Der Anpfiff ist jetzt 21.10 Uhr", teilten die Organisatoren mit. [The kick-off has been postponed by ten minutes due to the hailstorm. "The match has been delayed due to bad weather conditions. The kick-off time is now 21:10," the organisers announced.]
  25. ^ "Full Time Report Semi-finals – Germany v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  26. ^ "Full Time Report Final – Portugal v Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  27. ^ "UEFA meets general secretaries of member associations". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  28. ^ "UEFA Super Cup to test partial return of spectators". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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