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 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. 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. They couldn't retain the trophy in the next season after finishing second to France in the group stage.
UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||
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Season** | Division | Group | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rank |
2018–19 | A | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1st | |
2020–21 | A | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 5th | |
2022–23 | A | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 6th | |
2024–25 | A | 1 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 1 Title |
Season | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Venue | Portugal scorers |
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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 | |
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 | ||
2022–23 | Group stage | |||||
Spain | 1–1 | D | Seville | Horta | ||
Switzerland | 4–0 | W | Lisbon | Carvalho, Ronaldo (2), Cancelo | ||
Czech Republic | 2–0 | W | Lisbon | Cancelo, Guedes | ||
Switzerland | 0–1 | L | Geneva | |||
Czech Republic | 4–0 | W | Prague | Dalot (2), Fernandes, Jota | ||
Spain | 0–1 | L | Braga |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification[a] | ||||
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1 | Portugal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Qualification for Nations League Finals | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
2 | Italy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
3 | Poland | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | — |
Poland | 2–3 | Portugal |
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Semi-final
Portugal | 3–1 | Switzerland |
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Final
Main article: 2019 UEFA Nations League Final |
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 | — |
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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Player | Goals | 2018–19 | 2020–21 | 2022–23 |
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Cristiano Ronaldo | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Diogo Jota | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
André Silva | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
João Cancelo | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Diogo Dalot | 2 | 2 | ||
Rúben Dias | 2 | 2 | ||
João Félix | 2 | 2 | ||
Gonçalo Guedes | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Bernardo Silva | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
William Carvalho | 1 | 1 | ||
Bruno Fernandes | 1 | 1 | ||
Ricardo Horta | 1 | 1 | ||
Own goals | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
Bold players are still active with the national team.