FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Saturday, October 11, 2025
Republic of Ireland WDDDL 0
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Portugal WWWWW 1
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Estádio José Alvalade · 48,821 att.

Match Report

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Neves late goal spares Ronaldo blushes after penalty miss

Rúben Neves got Portugal out of jail with an injury-time World Cup qualifying winner against the Republic of Ireland after Cristiano Ronaldo had seen his penalty saved by Caoimhín Kelleher.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
6
5
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
4
0
Corner Kicks
9
5
Saves
0
29.8
Possession
70.2
2
SHOTS
30
0
ON GOAL
6
0.0
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
226
Accurate Passes
618
294
Passes
674
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
11
4
Crosses
43
0.0
Cross %
0.3
61
Long Balls
30
23
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
8
7
Effective Tackles
8
11
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
6
33
Effective Clearances
10
33
Clearances
10

Head to Head

POR leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Diogo CostaG
  2. 14Gonçalo InácioCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 19Nuno MendesLB
  5. 5Diogo DalotRB
  6. 8Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 23VitinhaLM
  8. 21Rúben NevesRM
  9. 7Cristiano RonaldoF
  10. 10Bernardo SilvaAM-L
  11. 18Pedro NetoAM-R

IRL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 22Nathan CollinsCD
  3. 4Dara O'SheaCD-L
  4. 5Jake O'BrienCD-R
  5. 8Jayson MolumbyCM-L
  6. 6Josh CullenCM-R
  7. 3Ryan ManningLM
  8. 2Seamus ColemanRM
  9. 9Evan FergusonF
  10. 20Chiedozie OgbeneCF-L
  11. 21Festy EboseleCF-R

Timeline

  1. 18' Festy Ebosele (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Portugal. Renato Veiga replaces Gonçalo Inácio.
  3. 61' Substitution, Portugal. Nélson Semedo replaces Vitinha.
  4. 61' Substitution, Portugal. Rafael Leão replaces Pedro Neto.
  5. 62' Substitution, Portugal. Trincão replaces Diogo Dalot.
  6. 64' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Mikey Johnston replaces Festy Ebosele because of an injury.
  7. 68' Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 71' Caoimhín Kelleher (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 75' Penalty saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Republic of Ireland).
  10. 76' Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 77' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Will Smallbone replaces Chiedozie Ogbene.
  12. 78' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Troy Parrott replaces Evan Ferguson.
  13. 84' Ryan Manning (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 86' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. John Egan replaces Séamus Coleman.
  15. 86' Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Bruno Fernandes.
  16. 87' Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+1' Goal! Portugal 1, Republic of Ireland 0. Rúben Neves (Portugal) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Trincão with a cross.
  18. 90'+6' Bernardo Silva (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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