UEFA Nations League

Portugal vs Switzerland, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Portugal
  • 15': William Carvalho
  • 35': Cristiano Ronaldo
  • 39': Cristiano Ronaldo
  • 68': João Cancelo
FT
4 - 0
Switzerland

    Cristiano Ronaldo brace leads Portugal to big win over Switzerland

    Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal swept to an emphatic 4-0 victory over Switzerland in their UEFA Nations League clash.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Hand ball by Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
    • 5': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Nuno Mendes.
    • 5': Hand ball by Fabian Schär (Switzerland).
    • 6': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 7': VAR Decision: No Goal Portugal 0-0 Switzerland.
    • 7': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
    • 7': Otávio (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland).
    • 8': Pepe (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by William Carvalho (Portugal).
    • 9': Renato Steffen (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Danilo Pereira (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland).
    • 14': Foul by Fabian Schär (Switzerland).
    • 14': Otávio (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Fabian Schär (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 15': Goal! Portugal 1, Switzerland 0. William Carvalho (Portugal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
    • 17': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland).
    • 17': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Rúben Neves (Portugal).
    • 20': Renato Steffen (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
    • 21': Foul by Renato Steffen (Switzerland).
    • 21': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Offside, Switzerland. Fabian Schär tries a through ball, but Xherdan Shaqiri is caught offside.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabian Frei.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Renato Steffen.
    • 26': Diogo Jota (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Fabian Schär (Switzerland).
    • 29': Fabian Schär (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Diogo Jota (Portugal).
    • 30': Offside, Portugal. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Diogo Jota is caught offside.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Djibril Sow.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Otávio (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by William Carvalho.
    • 32': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Portugal).
    • 32': Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Otávio (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
    • 35': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
    • 35': Goal! Portugal 2, Switzerland 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a through ball.
    • 38': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Kevin Mbabu.
    • 38': Pepe (Portugal) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a cross following a corner.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Pepe (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
    • 39': Goal! Portugal 3, Switzerland 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Cancelo.
    • 43': Foul by Renato Steffen (Switzerland).
    • 43': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by William Carvalho (Portugal).
    • 45'+1': Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Portugal 3, Switzerland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Portugal 3, Switzerland 0.
    • 48': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by João Cancelo.
    • 49': Foul by Renato Steffen (Switzerland).
    • 49': Otávio (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Renato Steffen (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Rúben Neves.
    • 51': Offside, Portugal. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Diogo Jota is caught offside.
    • 54': Foul by William Carvalho (Portugal).
    • 54': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by João Cancelo.
    • 60': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
    • 60': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jordan Lotomba.
    • 62': Substitution, Switzerland. Breel Embolo replaces Haris Seferovic.
    • 62': Substitution, Switzerland. Noah Okafor replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.
    • 62': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Fabian Frei.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Pepe (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a cross.
    • 64': Diogo Jota (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Noah Okafor (Switzerland).
    • 65': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Foul by Fabian Schär (Switzerland).
    • 66': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 67': Substitution, Portugal. Bernardo Silva replaces Bruno Fernandes.
    • 67': Substitution, Portugal. Ricardo Horta replaces Diogo Jota.
    • 68': Goal! Portugal 4, Switzerland 0. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a through ball.
    • 69': Substitution, Switzerland. Remo Freuler replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
    • 70': Substitution, Switzerland. Mattia Bottani replaces Renato Steffen.
    • 71': Foul by Noah Okafor (Switzerland).
    • 71': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by João Cancelo.
    • 77': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Otávio (Portugal).
    • 77': Substitution, Portugal. Rafael Leão replaces Otávio.
    • 77': Substitution, Portugal. João Palhinha replaces Rúben Neves.
    • 79': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
    • 79': João Palhinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Substitution, Switzerland. Mario Gavranovic replaces Djibril Sow.
    • 82': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland).
    • 82': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': VAR Decision: No Penalty Portugal.
    • 84': Substitution, Portugal. Matheus Nunes replaces William Carvalho.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 84': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Gregor Kobel.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pepe with a headed pass.
    • 85': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Foul by João Palhinha (Portugal).
    • 85': Attempt missed. Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Noah Okafor with a cross.
    • 86': Offside, Switzerland. Mario Gavranovic tries a through ball, but Mattia Bottani is caught offside.
    • 89': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Foul by João Palhinha (Portugal).
    • 90': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Portugal 4, Switzerland 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Portugal 4, Switzerland 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/sui.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originSUI PORhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/por.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    16 Fouls 10
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 6
    6 Saves 1
    45.1 Possession 54.9
    5 SHOTS 18
    1 ON GOAL 10
    0.2 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    360 Accurate Passes 467
    422 Passes 522
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    19 Crosses 15
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    43 Long Balls 43
    29 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    7 Effective Tackles 9
    14 Tackles 11
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    11 Interceptions 12
    13 Effective Clearances 13
    13 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
    Location: Lisbon, Portugal
    Attendance: 42,325

    UEFA Nations League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 France 6 +6 13
    2 Italy 6 +5 13
    3 Belgium 6 -3 4
    4 Israel 6 -8 4
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    POR Portugal (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Rui Patrício (GK)
    13 Danilo Pereira
    3 Pepe
    19 Nuno Mendes
    20 João Cancelo
    18 Rúben Neves
    14 William Carvalho
    11 Bruno Fernandes Yellow Card
    7 Cristiano Ronaldo
    21 Diogo Jota
    16 Otávio
    Portugal Substitutes:
    João Palhinha, Rafael Leão, Bernardo Silva, Ricardo Horta, Domingos Duarte, Diogo Costa, André Silva, Rui Silva, Raphaël Guerreiro, João Moutinho, Diogo Dalot, Matheus Nunes.

    SUI Switzerland (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    21 Gregor Kobel (GK)
    6 Fabian Frei
    22 Fabian Schär Yellow Card
    13 Ricardo Rodríguez
    2 Kevin Mbabu
    23 Xherdan Shaqiri
    10 Granit Xhaka
    15 Djibril Sow
    9 Haris Seferovic
    16 Jordan Lotomba
    11 Renato Steffen Yellow Card
    Switzerland Substitutes:
    Eray Cömert, Yvon Mvogo, Mattia Bottani, Jonas Omlin, Noah Okafor, Breel Embolo, Silvan Widmer, Mario Gavranovic, Michel Aebischer, Remo Freuler.

    UEFA Nations League News

    Rosenior calls for behaviour improvement after Chelsea's ninth red card
    Rosenior calls for behaviour improvement after Chelsea's ninth red card

    Liam Rosenior describes Chelsea's indiscipline this season as a "learning experience" following Pedro Neto's red card vs. Arsenal and looks ahead to visiting Aston Villa.

    Ireland to fulfil Nations League games with Israel despite call for ban
    Ireland to fulfil Nations League games with Israel despite call for ban

    The Republic of Ireland said they will fulfil their Nations League fixtures against Israel in the autumn despite calling for the country to be banned by UEFA last year.

    Nations League draw: England get Spain, Croatia, Czechia
    Nations League draw: England get Spain, Croatia, Czechia

    England face a rematch with their Euro 2024 final conquerors Spain in the 2026-27 Nations League.

    Will Sesko's brace vs. Burnley kick-start his Man United career?
    Will Sesko's brace vs. Burnley kick-start his Man United career?

    Stewart Robson talks about Benjamin Sesko's performance after scoring two goals in Manchester United 2-2 draw with Burnley.

    Kylian Mbappe's injury 'not good news' for Real Madrid's schedule
    Kylian Mbappe's injury 'not good news' for Real Madrid's schedule

    Gab Marcotti talks about Kylian Mbappe's recent knee injury that will have him out for at least three weeks for Real Madrid.