United States vs Portugal, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

United States

FT
0 - 2

Portugal

37': Francisco Trincão
59': João Félix

Portugal outclasses U.S. amid Christian Pulisic goal drought

The United States dropped its second match in a row Tuesday, losing to Portugal in a friendly at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta to conclude its March international window.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt saved. Malik Tillman (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by José Sá (Portugal). Assisted by Weston McKennie.
2': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
2': Timothy Weah (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Offside, USA. Antonee Robinson is caught offside.
6': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malik Tillman.
6': Corner, USA. Conceded by Vitinha.
6': Attempt missed. Weston McKennie (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross following a corner.
7': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
7': Samú Costa (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matt Freese (USA). Assisted by Vitinha.
8': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Matt Freese.
9': Offside, Portugal. Vitinha is caught offside.
11': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
14': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross.
16': Foul by Timothy Weah (USA).
16': João Cancelo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Offside, USA. Weston McKennie is caught offside.
20': Foul by Antonee Robinson (USA).
20': Trincão (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Attempt saved. Sebastian Berhalter (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by José Sá (Portugal). Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
23': Gonçalo Inácio (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Timothy Weah (USA).
23': Delay in match (Portugal).
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Alexander Freeman.
34': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
34': Weston McKennie (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': João Cancelo (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter.
36': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexander Freeman.
37': Goal! USA 0, Portugal 1. Trincão (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
41': Attempt missed. Antonee Robinson (USA) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aidan Morris with a headed pass.
42': Foul by Christian Pulisic (USA).
42': Vitinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Corner, USA. Conceded by Vitinha.
44': Attempt missed. Malik Tillman (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
45'+2': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'+3': Foul by Christian Pulisic (USA).
45'+3': Samú Costa (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Christian Pulisic (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+5': First Half ends, USA 0, Portugal 1.
45': Second Half begins USA 0, Portugal 1.
45': Substitution, Portugal. António Silva replaces Tomás Araújo.
45': Substitution, Portugal. Francisco Conceição replaces Trincão.
45': Substitution, Portugal. João Félix replaces Pedro Neto.
45': Substitution, Portugal. Matheus Nunes replaces Diogo Dalot.
45': Substitution, Portugal. Nuno Mendes replaces João Cancelo.
45': Substitution, Portugal. Ricardo Horta replaces Samú Costa.
45': Substitution, Portugal. Rúben Neves replaces Vitinha.
45': Substitution, USA. Max Arfsten replaces Antonee Robinson.
45': Substitution, USA. Patrick Agyemang replaces Christian Pulisic.
45': Substitution, USA. Tanner Tessmann replaces Weston McKennie.
46': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (USA).
48': Foul by Sebastian Berhalter (USA).
48': Rúben Neves (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Foul by Francisco Conceição (Portugal).
50': Max Arfsten (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt saved. Aidan Morris (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by José Sá (Portugal). Assisted by Malik Tillman.
56': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by João Félix.
58': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Alexander Freeman.
59': Goal! USA 0, Portugal 2. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a corner.
61': Substitution, Portugal. Paulinho replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
62': Attempt blocked. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aidan Morris.
64': Attempt saved. Rúben Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matt Freese (USA).
64': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Matt Freese.
66': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Félix.
67': Substitution, USA. Joe Scally replaces Malik Tillman.
67': Substitution, USA. Folarin Balogun replaces Timothy Weah.
67': Attempt missed. Ricardo Horta (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Francisco Conceição.
68': Delay in match (Portugal).
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Substitution, Portugal. Renato Veiga replaces Gonçalo Inácio.
72': Auston Trusty (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Paulinho (Portugal).
74': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Max Arfsten.
75': Attempt missed. João Félix (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
77': Aidan Morris (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Francisco Conceição (Portugal).
78': Attempt missed. Folarin Balogun (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Agyemang.
79': Substitution, USA. Brenden Aaronson replaces Sebastian Berhalter.
79': Substitution, USA. Giovanni Reyna replaces Alexander Freeman.
79': Substitution, USA. Cristian Roldan replaces Aidan Morris.
80': Foul by Auston Trusty (USA).
80': Paulinho (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Attempt missed. Brenden Aaronson (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
82': Foul by Cristian Roldan (USA).
82': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (USA).
82': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Foul by Chris Richards (USA).
84': Paulinho (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Tanner Tessmann (USA).
84': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Substitution, Portugal. Ricardo Velho replaces José Sá.
85': Substitution, Portugal. Mateus Fernandes replaces Bruno Fernandes.
88': Foul by Cristian Roldan (USA).
88': Matheus Nunes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Cristian Roldan (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (Portugal).
90': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
90'+1': Substitution, USA. Mark McKenzie replaces Auston Trusty because of an injury.
90'+2': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Francisco Conceição (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matt Freese (USA). Assisted by Paulinho with a through ball.
90'+2': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Matt Freese.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Mateus Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
90'+4': Foul by Folarin Balogun (USA).
90'+4': Francisco Conceição (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, USA 0, Portugal 2.
0': Match ends, USA 0, Portugal 2.

Statistics

POR		USA
6	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	3
61.6	Possession	38.4
11	SHOTS	12
5	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
543	Accurate Passes	320
615	Passes	386
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	3
18	Crosses	8
0.1	Cross %	0.4
44	Long Balls	37
20	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	3
7	Effective Tackles	7
12	Tackles	11
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	1
11	Effective Clearances	25
11	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 72,297

Line-Ups

United States (4-3-3)

No.	Name
24	Matt Freese (GK)
2	Auston Trusty
3	Chris Richards
5	Antonee Robinson
16	Alex Freeman
14	Sebastian Berhalter
23	Aidan Morris
8	Weston McKennie
10	Christian Pulisic
17	Malik Tillman
21	Timothy Weah

United States Substitutes:

Brenden Aaronson, Ricardo Pepi, Joe Scally, Cristian Roldan, Max Arfsten, Patrick Agyemang, Tim Ream, Tanner Tessmann, Giovanni Reyna, Folarin Balogun, Mark McKenzie, Chris Brady, Patrick Schulte, Matt Turner.

Portugal (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	José Sá (GK)
14	Gonçalo Inácio
3	Tomás Araújo
20	João Cancelo
2	Diogo Dalot
8	Bruno Fernandes
23	Vitinha
5	Samú Costa
9	Gonçalo Ramos
18	Pedro Neto
16	Francisco Trincão

Portugal Substitutes:

Mateus Fernandes, Francisco Conceição, Nuno Mendes, João Félix, Gonçalo Guedes, Ricardo Horta, António Silva, Renato Veiga, Pedro Gonçalves, Rúben Neves, Rui Silva, João Neves, Matheus Nunes, Paulinho, Ricardo Velho.

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