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
UEFA Nations League record
Season** Division Group Pld W D* L GF GA P/R Rank
2018–19 A 3 6420941st
2020–21 A 3 64111245th
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
2018–19Group stage
 Italy1–0WLisbonA. Silva
 Poland2–3WChorzówA. Silva, Glik (o.g.), B. Silva
 Italy0–0DMilan
 Poland1–1DGuimarãesA. Silva
Semi-final  Switzerland3–1WPortoRonaldo (3)
Final Netherlands1–0WPortoGuedes
2020–21Group stage
 Croatia4–1WPortoCancelo, Jota, Félix, A. Silva
 Sweden2–0WSolnaRonaldo (2)
 France0–0DSaint-Denis
 Sweden3–0WLisbonB. Silva, Jota (2)
 France0–1LLisbon
 Croatia3–2WSplitDias (2), Félix

2018–19 UEFA Nations League

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
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
 Report
Attendance: 52,635[1]
Poland 2–3 Portugal
 Report
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
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[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 2–3 — 2–1
4  Sweden (R) 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to League B 0–1 0–2 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 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 32
André Silva 4 31
Diogo Jota 3 3
Bernardo Silva 2 11
Rúben Dias 2 2
João Félix 2 2
Gonçalo Guedes 1 1
João Cancelo 1 1
Own goals 1 1
Total 21 912


Bold players are the players who are still active.


Notes
  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, many matches scheduled for September and November 2020 were played behind closed doors.[4]

References
  1. "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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