UEFA Nations League

Wales

FIFA #38 · 3rdin Group A4 · 0-0-1
Ugh, no.
Wales lost to Portugal
Wales0-0-1 0 – 1 Portugal1-0-0
FT · Thu, Sep 24

Match Details

Estádio José Alvalade (Lisbon) View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Portugal 1, Wales 0.
  • 90'+5'Second Half ends, Portugal 1, Wales 0.
  • 90'+4'Attempt missed. João Palhinha (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+4'Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ethan Ampadu.
  • 90'+2'Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ben Davies.
  • 90'+2'Attempt blocked. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
  • 90'+2'João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2'Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Wales).
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Substitution, Portugal. João Neves replaces Bruno Fernandes.
  • 90'Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Dalot replaces João Cancelo.
  • 87'Foul by João Palhinha (Portugal).

Line Score

12T
WAL 00 0
POR 10 1

Match Leaders

Wales
Portugal

UEFA Nations League Standings
TeamGPWDLGDPts
1 Portugal 4400+512
2 Denmark 420206
3 Wales 4103-33
4 Norway 4103-23

Key Events

90'Substitution, Portugal. João Neves replaces Bruno Fernandes.
90'Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Dalot replaces João Cancelo.
78'Substitution, Portugal. Nuno Tavares replaces Nuno Mendes.
77'Substitution, Wales. Sorba Thomas replaces Jordan James.
77'Substitution, Wales. Kieffer Moore replaces Lewis Koumas.
71'Substitution, Wales. Chris Mepham replaces Ben Cabango because of an injury.
71'Ben Cabango (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
67'Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
67'Substitution, Portugal. João Palhinha replaces Rúben Neves.
63'Substitution, Wales. Daniel James replaces David Brooks.
22'Goal! Portugal 1, Wales 0. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nuno Mendes following a fast break.

Team Stats

WalesPortugal
General
38.6 Possession % 61.4
5 Shots 23
1 On Target 5
3 Offsides 3
2 Corners 10
10 Fouls 12
Passing & Defense
325 Passes Completed 569
2 Crosses Won 8
6 Tackles Won 6
9 Interceptions 8
24 Clearances 15
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 0

Recent Form

Portugal D W D W L
Wales W L D D L

Starting Lineups

Portugal4-1-3-2
1 Costa
20 Cancelo 3 Dias 21 Neves 19 Mendes A
13 Veiga
18 Neto 23 Vitinha 8 Fernandes
11 Félix 22' 7 Ronaldo
17 James 9 Koumas
11 Johnson 22 Sheehan 5 Ampadu 7 Brooks
15 Da Silva 4 Davies 6 Cabango 3 Williams
12 Ward
Wales4-4-2
Full lineups and substitutes

Portugal

  1. DC #1 Diogo CostaG
  2. RV #13 Renato VeigaCD-L
  3. RD #3 Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. RN #21 Rúben NevesSW
  5. NM #19 Nuno MendesLB
  6. JC #20 João CanceloRB
  7. V #23 VitinhaCM
  8. BF #8 Bruno FernandesLM
  9. PN #18 Pedro NetoRM
  10. CR #7 Cristiano RonaldoCF-L
  11. JF #11 João FélixCF-R22'
Substitutes · 5 used

Wales

  1. DW #12 Danny WardG
  2. BD #4 Ben DaviesCD-L
  3. BC #6 Ben CabangoCD-R
  4. JD #15 Jay Da SilvaLB
  5. NW #3 Neco WilliamsRB
  6. JS #22 Josh SheehanCM-L
  7. EA #5 Ethan AmpaduCM-R
  8. BJ #11 Brennan JohnsonLM
  9. DB #7 David BrooksRM
  10. JJ #17 Jordan JamesCF-L
  11. LK #9 Lewis KoumasCF-R
Substitutes · 4 used

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