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Portugal edged Wales 1-0 in Lisbon to make a winning start to their UEFA Nations League campaign on what was a frustrating night for Cristiano Ronaldo.
Portugal and Wales met on Thursday, September 24, 2026 (UEFA Nations League), and the match finished 1-0.
On the scoresheet: João Félix (22').
Portugal had 61% of the possession against 39% for Wales. The referee showed 1 yellow card and 0 red cards in total.
Form & head-to-head
Portugal — last 5
Wales — last 2
Timeline
11- 22′João Félix
- 63'Daniel James↓ David Brooks
- 67'João Palhinha↓ Rúben Neves
- 67'Gonçalo Ramos↓ Cristiano Ronaldo
- 71'Ben Cabango
- 71'Chris Mepham↓ Ben Cabango because of an injury
- 77'Kieffer Moore↓ Lewis Koumas
- 77'Sorba Thomas↓ Jordan James
- 78'Nuno Tavares↓ Nuno Mendes
- 90'Diogo Dalot↓ João Cancelo
- 90'João Neves↓ Bruno Fernandes
Stats
PortugalvsWales
61.4%Possession38.6%
23Shots5
5On Target1
7Blocked Shots0
10Corners2
3Offsides3
12Fouls10
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
0Saves4
569Accurate Passes325
6Tackles6
8Interceptions9
15Clearances24
Win probability
Pre-match odds
Portugal 81%Draw 12%Wales 6%
Lineups
PortugalStarting XI
- 1Diogo CostaPortugal
- 2Renato VeigaPortugal
- 3Rúben DiasPortugal
- 4Rúben NevesPortugal
- 5Nuno MendesPortugal
- 6João CanceloPortugal
- 7VitinhaPortugal
- 8Bruno FernandesPortugal
- 9Pedro NetoPortugal
- 10Cristiano RonaldoPortugal
- 11João FélixPortugal
Substitutes
- Nuno Tavares
- João Palhinha
- Francisco Trincão
- Tomás Araújo
- Francisco Conceição
- Gonçalo Ramos
- Diogo Dalot
WalesStarting XI
- 1Danny WardWales
- 2Ben DaviesWales
- 3Ben CabangoWales
- 4Jay Da SilvaWales
- 5Neco WilliamsWales
- 6Josh SheehanWales
- 7Ethan AmpaduWales
- 8Brennan JohnsonWales
- 9David BrooksWales
- 10Jordan JamesWales
- 11Lewis KoumasWales
Substitutes
- David Cornell
- Joel Colwill
- Liam Cullen
- Connor Roberts
- Tom King
- Wes Burns
- Chris Mepham