Portugal in the UEFA Nations League
Football results
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In September 2018, the UEFA Nations League starring all European nations officially commenced. 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 and runners-up of each group from League A get to play the two-legged quarter-finals, whose winners advance to 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. Portugal is the first ever winner of the UEFA Nations League, topping their group against Italy and Poland, knocking out Switzerland in the semi-finals and beating the Netherlands in the final on home soil. They couldn't retain the trophy in the next season after finishing second to France in the group stage. Portugal won a second title in the 2024–25 edition, again topping their group before defeating Denmark over two legs in the quarter-finals, Germany in the semi-finals, and then winning on penalties against Spain in the final, held in Munich.
UEFA Nations League record
- *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
- **Group stage and quarter-finals played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage. Red border colour indicates the finals stage was held on home soil.
List of matches
2018–19 UEFA Nations League
Group stage
- Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
Finals
Semi-finals
Final
2020–21 UEFA Nations League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 16 | Qualification for 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 | — |
- Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
2022–23 UEFA Nations League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | Qualification for Nations League Finals | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Portugal |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Switzerland |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 9 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Czech Republic (R) |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | Relegation to League B | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | — |
| Switzerland | 1–0 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
2024–25 UEFA Nations League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 14 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | |
| 2 | Croatia |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Scotland (R) |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | Qualification for relegation play-offs | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–3 | |
| 4 | Poland (R) |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 4 | Relegation to League B | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–2 | — |
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Finals
Semi-finals
Final
Goalscorers
| Player | Goals | 2018–19 | 2020–21 | 2022–23 | 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Diogo Jota | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
| André Silva | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
| João Cancelo | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Diogo Dalot | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| João Félix | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Bruno Fernandes | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Bernardo Silva | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rúben Dias | 2 | 2 | |||
| Gonçalo Guedes | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Francisco Trincão | 2 | 2 | |||
| William Carvalho | 1 | 1 | |||
| Francisco Conceição | 1 | 1 | |||
| Ricardo Horta | 1 | 1 | |||
| Rafael Leão | 1 | 1 | |||
| Nuno Mendes | 1 | 1 | |||
| Pedro Neto | 1 | 1 | |||
| Gonçalo Ramos | 1 | 1 | |||
| Own goals | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Total | 54 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 22 |
Bold players are still active with the national team.
See also
Notes
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 were played behind closed doors.[27][28]
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.