Portugal vs Wales, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

· UEFA Nations League

Portugal

22': João Félix

FT
1 - 0

Wales

Portugal edge Wales on frustrating night for Ronaldo

Portugal edged Wales 1-0 in Lisbon to make a winning start to their UEFA Nations League campaign on what was a frustrating night for Cristiano Ronaldo.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Josh Sheehan (Wales).
2': Rúben Neves (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Offside, Wales. Lewis Koumas is caught offside.
9': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Wales).
9': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by João Félix.
12': Attempt missed. Vitinha (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Félix.
12': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
12': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Neco Williams.
12': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
14': Lewis Koumas (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Renato Veiga (Portugal).
15': Attempt missed. Ben Cabango (Wales) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ethan Ampadu.
16': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
16': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Neco Williams.
17': Attempt missed. Rúben Dias (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
18': Brennan Johnson (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Pedro Neto (Portugal).
20': Lewis Koumas (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Renato Veiga (Portugal).
21': Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a cross.
22': Goal! Portugal 1, Wales 0. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nuno Mendes following a fast break.
23': Offside, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
28': David Brooks (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Renato Veiga (Portugal).
29': Josh Sheehan (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Renato Veiga (Portugal).
30': Foul by David Brooks (Wales).
30': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
31': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ben Davies.
32': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ben Davies.
32': Handball by Pedro Neto (Portugal).
33': Offside, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
35': Foul by Ben Davies (Wales).
35': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
37': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Cancelo.
39': Neco Williams (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
40': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Danny Ward (Wales). Assisted by João Félix.
43': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
43': Attempt missed. Renato Veiga (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
45'+1': First Half ends, Portugal 1, Wales 0.
45': Second Half begins Portugal 1, Wales 0.
47': Brennan Johnson (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Pedro Neto (Portugal).
49': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a cross.
50': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Wales).
50': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Brennan Johnson.
52': Attempt blocked. Rúben Dias (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a cross.
53': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Wales).
53': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ben Davies.
56': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
56': Attempt blocked. Renato Veiga (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a cross.
57': Offside, Wales. Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
59': Offside, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
59': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
59': VAR Decision: No Goal Portugal 1-0 Wales.
60': Handball by David Brooks (Wales).
61': Josh Sheehan (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Foul by Rúben Neves (Portugal).
63': Substitution, Wales. Daniel James replaces David Brooks.
63': Foul by Ben Davies (Wales).
63': Pedro Neto (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Danny Ward (Wales). Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
67': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Wales).
67': João Cancelo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Substitution, Portugal. João Palhinha replaces Rúben Neves.
67': Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
69': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Cabango (Wales).
71': Ben Cabango (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
71': Substitution, Wales. Chris Mepham replaces Ben Cabango because of an injury.
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Delay in match (Portugal).
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Renato Veiga.
74': Brennan Johnson (Wales) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Jordan James.
74': Attempt blocked. Lewis Koumas (Wales) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
74': Attempt missed. Daniel James (Wales) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right.
75': Attempt missed. Nuno Mendes (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by João Félix.
77': Substitution, Wales. Kieffer Moore replaces Lewis Koumas.
77': Substitution, Wales. Sorba Thomas replaces Jordan James.
77': Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
77': Attempt saved. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Danny Ward (Wales). Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
78': Offside, Wales. Daniel James is caught offside.
78': Substitution, Portugal. Nuno Tavares replaces Nuno Mendes.
79': Josh Sheehan (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by João Palhinha (Portugal).
80': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
81': Attempt missed. Ethan Ampadu (Wales) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross following a corner.
83': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Danny Ward (Wales). Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
84': Kieffer Moore (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Renato Veiga (Portugal).
87': Brennan Johnson (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Foul by João Palhinha (Portugal).
90': Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Dalot replaces João Cancelo.
90': Substitution, Portugal. João Neves replaces Bruno Fernandes.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Wales).
90'+2': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
90'+2': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ben Davies.
90'+4': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ethan Ampadu.
90'+4': Attempt missed. João Palhinha (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Portugal 1, Wales 0.
0': Match ends, Portugal 1, Wales 0.

Statistics

WAL		POR
10	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	10
4	Saves	0
38.6	Possession	61.4
5	SHOTS	23
1	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
325	Accurate Passes	569
394	Passes	627
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	8
10	Crosses	25
0.2	Cross %	0.3
48	Long Balls	41
17	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
0	Blocked Shots	7
6	Effective Tackles	6
7	Tackles	9
0.9	Tackle %	0.7
9	Interceptions	8
24	Effective Clearances	15
24	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal

UEFA Nations League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Portugal	4	+5	12
2	Denmark	4	0	6
3	Wales	4	-3	3
4	Norway	4	-2	3

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Portugal (4-1-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Diogo Costa (GK)
13	Renato Veiga
3	Rúben Dias
21	Rúben Neves
19	Nuno Mendes
20	João Cancelo
23	Vitinha
8	Bruno Fernandes
18	Pedro Neto
7	Cristiano Ronaldo
11	João Félix

Portugal Substitutes:

Nuno Tavares, João Palhinha, Francisco Trincão, Tomás Araújo, Francisco Conceição, Gonçalo Ramos, Diogo Dalot, Samuel Soares, Bernardo Silva, João Neves, Rafael Leão, Rui Silva.

Wales (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Danny Ward (GK)
4	Ben Davies
6	Ben Cabango
15	Jay Da Silva
3	Neco Williams
22	Josh Sheehan
5	Ethan Ampadu
11	Brennan Johnson
7	David Brooks
17	Jordan James
9	Lewis Koumas

Wales Substitutes:

David Cornell, Joel Colwill, Liam Cullen, Connor Roberts, Tom King, Wes Burns, Chris Mepham, Daniel James, Mark Harris, Kieffer Moore, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Sorba Thomas.

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