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Portugal

1 — 0 Sep 25, 2026 · 12:15 AM IST

Wales

UEFA Nations League A Grp. 4 · Round 1

Venue Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa

Referee Donatas Rumšas

Attendance 47,725

Player of the Match Joao Félix 8.4 90' played

Match Events

22' Home ⚽ Joao Félix — 1-0

HT

63' Away ↔ Daniel James → David Brooks

67' Home ↔ João Palhinha → Rúben Neves

67' Home ↔ Gonçalo Ramos → Cristiano Ronaldo

68' Away Craig Bellamy ↗

71' Away ↔ Chris Mepham → Ben Cabango

71' Away Ben Cabango

77' Away ↔ Kieffer Moore → Lewis Koumas

77' Away ↔ Sorba Thomas → Jordan James

78' Home ↔ Nuno Tavares → Nuno Mendes

90' Home ↔ Diogo Dalot → João Cancelo

90' Home ↔ João Neves → Bruno Fernandes

FT

Match Stats

62 38

Ball possession

1.93 0.85

Expected goals (xG)

23 5

Total shots

5 1

Shots on target

39 10

Touches in opposition box

1 3

Big chances

1 3

Big chances missed

569 (91%) 325 (83%)

Accurate passes

0 1

Yellow cards

10 2

Corners

Lineups

Portugal (4-1-3-2)

Coach: Jorge Jesus

Starting XI

1 Diogo Costa 6.9

20 João Cancelo 7.5

3 Rúben Dias 7.5

13 Renato Veiga 7.4

19 Nuno Mendes 8.4

21 Rúben Neves 7.6

18 Pedro Neto 7.5

23 Vítinha 7.4

8 Bruno Fernandes 8.1

11 Joao Félix 8.4

7 Cristiano Ronaldo 6.8

Substitutes

6 João Palhinha 6.2

9 Gonçalo Ramos 6.6

5 Nuno Tavares 6.1

2 Diogo Dalot

15 João Neves

12 Rui Silva

22 Samuel Soares

4 Tomás Araújo

10 Bernardo Silva

16 Trincão

14 Francisco Conceição

17 Rafael Leão

Wales (4-3-3)

Coach: Craig Bellamy

Starting XI

12 Danny Ward 6.5

3 Neco Williams 7

6 Ben Cabango 6.5

4 Ben Davies 6.5

15 Jay Dasilva 6.3

17 Jordan James 6.3

5 Ethan Ampadu 6.1

22 Josh Sheehan 6.4

7 David Brooks 6.1

9 Lewis Koumas 6.1

11 Brennan Johnson 6.3

Substitutes

20 Daniel James 6.4

2 Chris Mepham 6.2

13 Kieffer Moore 6.3

19 Sorba Thomas 6

1 David Cornell

21 Tom King

14 Connor Roberts

16 Rhys Norrington-Davies

23 Joel Colwill

10 Liam Cullen

18 Mark Harris

8 Wes Burns