Portugal at the UEFA Nations League

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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[]

UEFA Nations League record
Season** Division Group Pld W D* L GF GA P/R Rank
Portugal 2018–19 A 3 6 4 2 0 9 4 Same position 1st
Italy 2020–21 A 3 6 4 1 1 12 4 Same position 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
Europe Portugal 2018–19 Group stage
 Italy 1–0 W Lisbon A. Silva
 Poland 2–3 W Chorzów A. Silva, Glik (o.g.), B. Silva
 Italy 0–0 D Milan
 Poland 1–1 D Guimarães A. Silva
Semi-final   Switzerland 3–1 W Porto Ronaldo (3)
Final  Netherlands 1–0 W Porto Guedes
Europe Italy 2020–21 Group stage
 Croatia 4–1 W Porto Cancelo, Jota, Félix, A. Silva
 Sweden 2–0 W Solna Ronaldo (2)
 France 0–0 D Saint-Denis
 Sweden 3–0 W Lisbon B. Silva, Jota (2)
 France 0–1 L Lisbon
 Croatia 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]
1  Portugal 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8 Qualification to Nations League Finals
2  Italy 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5
3  Poland 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
Portugal 1–0 Italy
  • A. Silva 48'
 Report
Attendance: 52,635[1]
Poland 2–3 Portugal
 Report
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
Attendance: 48,783[1]
Italy 0–0 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 73,000[1]
Portugal 1–1 Poland
 Report
Attendance: 29,917[1]

Knockout phase[]

Semi-final

Portugal 3–1  Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 42,415[2]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Final

Main article: 2019 UEFA Nations League Final
Portugal 1–0 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 43,199[3]

2020–21 UEFA Nations League[]

Group stage[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation France Portugal Croatia Sweden
1  France 6 5 1 0 12 5 +7 16 Qualification to Nations League Finals — 0–0 4–2 4–2
2  Portugal 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 0–1 — 4–1 3–0
3  Croatia 6 1 0 5 9 16 −7 3[a] 1–2 2–3 — 2–1
4  Sweden (R) 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3[a] Relegation to League B 0–1 0–2 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Portugal 4–1 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Sweden 0–2 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]
France 0–0 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 1,000[5]
Portugal 3–0 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 5,000[6]
Portugal 0–1 France
Report
Croatia 2–3 Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]

Goalscorers[]

Player Goals 2018–19 2020–21
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[]

  1. ^ 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[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Summary UEFA Nations League A – Group 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Full Time Report – Semi-finals – Portugal v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Full Time Report – Final – Portugal v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ^ "UEFA meets general secretaries of member associations". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  5. ^ "France vs. Portugal". ESPN. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Portugal vs Sweden, 14 October 2020". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

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