2019 UEFA Nations League Final

Not to be confused with 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, the final tournament of the Nations League.

2019 UEFA Nations League Final

Estádio do Dragão Aerial.jpg
Portugal Netherlands 1 0
Event	2019 UEFA Nations League Finals
Date	9 June 2019 (2019-06-09)
Venue	Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Player of the Match	Rúben Dias (Portugal)
Referee	Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
Attendance	43,199
Weather	Partly cloudy 16 °C (61 °F) 56% humidity
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The 2019 UEFA Nations League Final was a football match that determined the winners of the final tournament of the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League. It was the inaugural final of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA. The match was held on 9 June 2019 at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal, and was contested by hosts Portugal and the Netherlands.

Portugal won the final 1–0 to become the first champions of the UEFA Nations League.

Venue

The final was played at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto—Portugal's second largest city.

The stadium is home to FC Porto.

Background

Ahead of the inaugural final, hosts Portugal held a World Ranking of 7, while opponents the Netherlands were ranked sixteenth.

En route to the Nations League final, the Netherlands beat world champions France—who had won their world title approximately four months prior to their match.

Portugal and the Netherlands beat Switzerland and England respectively in their semi-finals.

Route to the final

For more details on 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A, see 2018–19 UEFA Nations League.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Portugal		Round	Netherlands
Opponents	Result	League phase	Opponents	Result
Italy	1–0 (H)	Match 1	France	1–2 (A)
Poland	3–2 (A)	Match 2	Germany	3–0 (H)
Italy	0–0 (A)	Match 3	France	2–0 (H)
Poland	1–1 (H)	Match 4	Germany	2–2 (A)
Group 3 winner Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes Portugal (Q) 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8 Qualification to Nations League Finals Italy 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5 Poland (R) 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2 Relegation to League B		Final standings	Group 1 winner Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes Netherlands (Q) 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 7 Qualification to Nations League Finals France 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7 Germany (R) 4 0 2 2 3 7 −4 2 Relegation to League B
Opponents	Result	Nations League Finals	Opponents	Result
Switzerland	3–1	Semi-finals	England	3–1 (a.e.t.)

Pre-match

Officials

On 7 June 2019, UEFA announced the appointment of Spaniard Alberto Undiano Mallenco as referee for the final. He was joined by compatriots Roberto Alonso Fernández and Juan Yuste Jiménez as assistant referees, Antonio Mateu Lahoz as the fourth official, and Raúl Cabañero Martínez as the reserve official. Alejandro Hernández Hernández served as the video assistant referee and Juan Martínez Munuera as the assistant video assistant referee.

Match

Details

9 June 2019 (2019-06-09) 20:45 WEST	Portugal	1–0	Netherlands	Estádio do Dragão, Porto Attendance: 43,199 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
	Guedes  60'	Report

Portugal

Netherlands

GK 1 Rui Patrício RB 20 Nélson Semedo CB 4 Rúben Dias CB 6 José Fonte LB 5 Raphaël Guerreiro CM 13 Danilo Pereira CM 14 William Carvalho 90+3' CM 16 Bruno Fernandes 81' RF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c) CF 17 Gonçalo Guedes 75' LF 10 Bernardo Silva Substitutions: MF 15 Rafa Silva 75' MF 8 João Moutinho 81' MF 18 Rúben Neves 90+3' Manager: Fernando Santos

GK 1 Jasper Cillessen RB 22 Denzel Dumfries 88' CB 3 Matthijs de Ligt CB 4 Virgil van Dijk (c) 90+1' LB 17 Daley Blind CM 15 Marten de Roon 81' CM 21 Frenkie de Jong CM 8 Georginio Wijnaldum RW 7 Steven Bergwijn 60' CF 10 Memphis Depay LW 9 Ryan Babel 46' Substitutions: FW 11 Quincy Promes 46' MF 20 Donny van de Beek 60' FW 19 Luuk de Jong 81' Manager: Ronald Koeman

Man of the Match: Rúben Dias (Portugal) Assistant referees: Roberto Alonso Fernández (Spain) Juan Yuste Jiménez (Spain) Fourth official: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) Reserve assistant referee: Raúl Cabañero Martínez (Spain) Video assistant referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain) Assistant video assistant referees: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of twelve named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

Statistics

First half Statistic Portugal Netherlands Goals scored 0 0 Total shots 12 1 Shots on target 4 0 Saves 0 4 Ball possession 41% 59% Corner kicks 6 1 Fouls committed 4 6 Offsides 1 0 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0 0

Second half Statistic Portugal Netherlands Goals scored 1 0 Total shots 7 4 Shots on target 3 1 Saves 3 2 Ball possession 50% 50% Corner kicks 4 3 Fouls committed 2 7 Offsides 1 2 Yellow cards 0 2 Red cards 0 0

Overall Statistic Portugal Netherlands Goals scored 1 0 Total shots 19 5 Shots on target 7 1 Saves 3 6 Ball possession 45% 55% Corner kicks 10 4 Fouls committed 6 13 Offsides 2 2 Yellow cards 0 2 Red cards 0 0

External links

• Official website

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