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
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 1–0 (H) Match 1 1–2 (A) 3–2 (A) Match 2 3–0 (H) 0–0 (A) Match 3 2–0 (H) 1–1 (H) Match 4 2–2 (A) Group A3 winner Final standings Group A1 winner Opponents Result Nations League Finals Opponents Result 3–1 Semi-finals 3–1
Pre-match
Officials On 7 June 2019, UEFA announced the appointment of Spaniard Alberto Undiano Mallenco as referee for the final, in what would be his final match as a professional referee. 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
GK 1 Rui PatrícioRB 20Nélson SemedoCB 4 Rúben DiasCB 6 José FonteLB 5 Raphaël GuerreiroCM 13Danilo PereiraCM 14William Carvalho CM 16Bruno Fernandes RW 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)CF 17Gonçalo Guedes LW 10Bernardo SilvaSubstitutions:MF 15Rafa Silva MF 8 João Moutinho MF 18Rúben Neves Manager:Fernando Santos GK 1 Jasper CillessenRB 22Denzel Dumfries CB 3 Matthijs de LigtCB 4 Virgil van Dijk (c) LB 17Daley BlindCM 15Marten de Roon CM 21Frenkie de JongCM 8 Georginio WijnaldumRW 7 Steven Bergwijn CF 10Memphis DepayLW 9 Ryan Babel Substitutions:FW 11Quincy Promes MF 20Donny van de Beek FW 19Luuk de Jong 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 referee: 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 halfStatisticPortugalNetherlandsGoals scored00Total shots121Shots on target40Saves04Ball possession41%59%Corner kicks61Fouls committed46Offsides10Yellow cards00Red cards00
+Second halfStatisticPortugalNetherlandsGoals scored10Total shots74Shots on target31Saves32Ball possession50%50%Corner kicks43Fouls committed27Offsides12Yellow cards02Red cards00
+OverallStatisticPortugalNetherlandsGoals scored10Total shots195Shots on target71Saves36Ball possession45%55%Corner kicks104Fouls committed613Offsides22Yellow cards02Red cards00
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