Portugal at the UEFA Nations League
In September 2018, the UEFA Nations League starring all European nations officially took off. This competition has been created to make the international breaks more competitive and interesting and remove as much friendly matches as possible. The teams are divided into four leagues of four groups, from League A to League D. The winners of each group from League A get to play the Finals, constituted of the semi finals, a third-place play-off, and the final.
Since the first season, Portugal has always remained in League A, the highest level of this competition. It's important to note that Portugal is the first ever winner of the UEFA Nations League, winning their group against Italy and Poland, knocking out Switzerland in the semi-finals and beating the Netherlands in the final. However they couldn't retain their trophy in the next season after being beaten by France in the group stage.
UEFA Nations League record[]
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Season** | Division | Group | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rank |
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A | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | ![]() |
1st |
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A | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | ![]() |
5th |
Total | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 1 Title |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalties.
- **Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage. Red border colour indicates the finals stage will be held on home soil
List of matches[]
Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Venue | Scorers |
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1–0 | W | Lisbon | A. Silva | ||
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2–3 | W | Chorzów | A. Silva, Glik (o.g.), B. Silva | ||
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0–0 | D | Milan | |||
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1–1 | D | Guimarães | A. Silva | ||
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3–1 | W | Porto | Ronaldo (3) | |
Final | ![]() |
1–0 | W | Porto | Guedes | |
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Group stage | |||||
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4–1 | W | Porto | Cancelo, Jota, Félix, A. Silva | ||
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2–0 | W | Solna | Ronaldo (2) | ||
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0–0 | D | Saint-Denis | |||
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3–0 | W | Lisbon | B. Silva, Jota (2) | ||
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0–1 | L | Lisbon | |||
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3–2 | W | Split | Dias (2), Félix |
2018–19 UEFA Nations League[]
Group stage[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification[a] |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Qualification to Nations League Finals |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
- ^ Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
Poland ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Knockout phase[]
Semi-final
Portugal ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Final
Portugal ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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2020–21 UEFA Nations League[]
Group stage[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | ![]() |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 16 | Qualification to Nations League Finals | — | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | 3–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 3[a] | 1–2 | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3[a] | Relegation to League B | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — |
Goalscorers[]
Player | Goals | 2018–19 | 2020–21 |
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Cristiano Ronaldo | 5 | 3 | 2 |
André Silva | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Diogo Jota | 3 | 3 | |
Bernardo Silva | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Rúben Dias | 2 | 2 | |
João Félix | 2 | 2 | |
Gonçalo Guedes | 1 | 1 | |
João Cancelo | 1 | 1 | |
Own goals | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 21 | 9 | 12 |
Bold players are the players who are still active.
Notes[]
- ^ a b c Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, many matches scheduled for September and November 2020 were played behind closed doors.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Summary UEFA Nations League A – Group 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Full Time Report – Semi-finals – Portugal v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Full Time Report – Final – Portugal v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "UEFA meets general secretaries of member associations". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "France vs. Portugal". ESPN. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Portugal vs Sweden, 14 October 2020". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
External links[]
- UEFA Nations League