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 and runners-up of each group from League A get to play the two-legged quarter-finals, whose winners advance to 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 on home soil. They couldn't retain the trophy in the next season after finishing second to France in the group stage. Portugal won a second title in the 2024–25 edition, again topping their group before defeating Denmark over two legs in the quarter-finals, Germany in the semi-finals, and then winning on penalties against Spain in the final, held in Munich.
UEFA Nations League record UEFA Nations League recordSeason**DivisionGroup*Rank 2018–19A36420941st 2020–21A364111245th 2022–23A263121136th 2024–25A11063122111st 2026–27A4In progressTotal28177454222 Titles
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out. **Group stage and quarter-finals played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage. Red border colour indicates the finals stage was held on home soil.
List of matches SeasonRoundOpponentScoreResultVenuePortugal scorers 2018–19Group stage1–0WLisbonA. Silva2–3WChorzówA. Silva, Glik (o.g.), B. Silva0–0DMilan1–1DGuimarãesA. Silva Semi-final3–1WPortoRonaldo (3)Final1–0WPortoGuedes 2020–21Group stage4–1WPortoCancelo, Jota, Félix, A. Silva2–0WSolnaRonaldo (2)0–0DSaint-Denis3–0WLisbonB. Silva, Jota (2)0–1LLisbon3–2WSplitDias (2), Félix 2022–23Group stage1–1DSevilleHorta4–0WLisbonCarvalho, Ronaldo (2), Cancelo2–0WLisbonCancelo, Guedes0–1LGeneva4–0WPragueDalot (2), Fernandes, Jota0–1LBraga 2024–25Group stage2–1WLisbonDalot, Ronaldo2–1WLisbonFernandes, Ronaldo3–1WWarsawB. Silva, Ronaldo, Bednarek (o.g.)0–0DGlasgow5–1WPortoLeão, Ronaldo (2), Fernandes, Neto1–1DSplitFélixQuarter-final0–1LCopenhagen5–2 WLisbonAndersen (o.g.), Ronaldo, Trincão (2), RamosSemi-final2–1WMunichConceição, RonaldoFinal2–2 DMunichMendes, Ronaldo 2026–27Group stage1–0WLisbonFélix2–1WOsloFélix, Ramos4–2WCopenhagenCancelo, Ramos, Vitinha, Félix2–1WPortoCancelo, RamosBragaCardiff
2018–19 UEFA Nations League Group stage
Finals Semi-finals
Final
2020–21 UEFA Nations League Group stage
2022–23 UEFA Nations League Group stage
2024–25 UEFA Nations League Group stage
Quarter-finals First leg
Second leg
Portugal won 5–3 on aggregate.
Finals Semi-finals
Final
2026–27 UEFA Nations League Group stage
Goalscorers Player Goals 15 3 2 2 8 6 2 1 3 5 1 2 2 4 3 1 4 1 3 4 3 1 3 2 1 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 Total 63 9 12 11 22 9
Bold players are still active with the national team.
See also Portugal at the FIFA Confederations Cup Portugal at the FIFA World Cup Portugal at the UEFA European Championship
Notes
References
External links Portugal profile on the official UEFA website