UEFA Nations League

FT Thursday, September 24, 2026
Wales WLDDL 0
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Portugal DWDWL 1
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Estádio José Alvalade

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

02:10 Burley: Portugal are 'blind to Ronaldo issue' Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

POR leads series 1-0

Lineups

POR · 4-1-3-2

  1. 1Diogo CostaG
  2. 13Renato VeigaCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 21Rúben NevesSW
  5. 19Nuno MendesLB
  6. 20João CanceloRB
  7. 23VitinhaCM
  8. 8Bruno FernandesLM
  9. 18Pedro NetoRM
  10. 7Cristiano RonaldoCF-L
  11. 11João FélixCF-R

WAL · 4-4-2

  1. 12Danny WardG
  2. 4Ben DaviesCD-L
  3. 6Ben CabangoCD-R
  4. 15Jay Da SilvaLB
  5. 3Neco WilliamsRB
  6. 22Josh SheehanCM-L
  7. 5Ethan AmpaduCM-R
  8. 11Brennan JohnsonLM
  9. 7David BrooksRM
  10. 17Jordan JamesCF-L
  11. 9Lewis KoumasCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 59'
  3. 60'
  4. 63' Substitution, Wales. Daniel James replaces David Brooks.
  5. 67' Substitution, Portugal. João Palhinha replaces Rúben Neves.
  6. 67' Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
  7. 69' Delay in match because of an injury Ben Cabango (Wales).
  8. 69'
  9. 71' Ben Cabango (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 71' Substitution, Wales. Chris Mepham replaces Ben Cabango because of an injury.
  11. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  12. 71'
  13. 72' Delay in match (Portugal).
  14. 72'
  15. 72' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  16. 72'
  17. 77' Substitution, Wales. Kieffer Moore replaces Lewis Koumas.
  18. 77' Substitution, Wales. Sorba Thomas replaces Jordan James.
  19. 78' Substitution, Portugal. Nuno Tavares replaces Nuno Mendes.
  20. 90' Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Dalot replaces João Cancelo.
  21. 90' Substitution, Portugal. João Neves replaces Bruno Fernandes.

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