2019 Uefa Nations League Final

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.

2019 UEFA Nations League final
2019 Uefa Nations League Final
The Estádio do Dragão in Porto hosted the final.
Event2019 UEFA Nations League Finals
Date9 June 2019 (2019-06-09)
VenueEstádio do Dragão, Porto
Man of the MatchRúben Dias (Portugal)
RefereeAlberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
Attendance43,199
WeatherPartly cloudy
16 °C (61 °F)
56% humidity
2021

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
2019 Uefa Nations League Final  Italy 1–0 (H) Match 1 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  France 1–2 (A)
2019 Uefa Nations League Final  Poland 3–2 (A) Match 2 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  Germany 3–0 (H)
2019 Uefa Nations League Final  Italy 0–0 (A) Match 3 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  France 2–0 (H)
2019 Uefa Nations League Final  Poland 1–1 (H) Match 4 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  Germany 2–2 (A)
Group A3 winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  Portugal 4 8
2 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  Italy 4 5
3 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  Poland 4 2
Source: UEFA
Final standings Group A1 winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  Netherlands 4 7
2 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  France 4 7
3 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  Germany 4 2
Source: UEFA
Opponents Result Nations League Finals Opponents Result
2019 Uefa Nations League Final   Switzerland 3–1 Semi-finals 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  England 3–1 (a.e.t.)

Pre-match

2019 Uefa Nations League Final 
Referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco retired from refereeing after this 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

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  • Guedes 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  60'
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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 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  90+3'
CM 16 Bruno Fernandes 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  81'
RW 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
CF 17 Gonçalo Guedes 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  75'
LW 10 Bernardo Silva
Substitutions:
MF 15 Rafa Silva 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  75'
MF 8 João Moutinho 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  81'
MF 18 Rúben Neves 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  90+3'
Manager:
Fernando Santos
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GK 1 Jasper Cillessen
RB 22 Denzel Dumfries 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  88'
CB 3 Matthijs de Ligt
CB 4 Virgil van Dijk (c) 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  90+1'
LB 17 Daley Blind
CM 15 Marten de Roon 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  81'
CM 21 Frenkie de Jong
CM 8 Georginio Wijnaldum
RW 7 Steven Bergwijn 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  60'
CF 10 Memphis Depay
LW 9 Ryan Babel 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  46'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Quincy Promes 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  46'
MF 20 Donny van de Beek 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  60'
FW 19 Luuk de Jong 2019 Uefa Nations League Final  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 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

References

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