UEFA Nations League | League A Matchday 4 | 2026-10-05 03:45 JST
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38' João Cancelo 79' Gonçalo Ramos
Match summary Portugal and Norway met in the UEFA Nations League League A Matchday 4 on October 5. Portugal held on to beat Norway 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time. Portugal scored 1 after the break to seal the win.
Portugal controlled the game with 59% possession and 20 shots (9 for their opponents). Portugal scored 2 from 7 shots on target. Yellow cards: Portugal 4, Norway 0. Portugal played with ten men after Francisco Conceição was sent off.
Team stats 4-1-3-2 1 Costa 19 Mendes 13 Veiga 3 Dias 20 Canc elo 6 Palhinh 8 Fernand 23 Vitinha 14 Conceiç 11 Félix 9 Ramos
4-2-3-1 13 Selvik 5 Wolfe 4 Østi går 3 Ajer 7 Aurs nes 6 Berg 8 Berge 20 Nusa 10 Ødegaar 21 Schjeld 9 Haaland
1.78 Expected goals (xG) 0.45
-1.33 Goals prevented (xG) -1.33
View as table Portugal Stat Norway 4-1-3-2 Formation 4-2-3-1 59% Possession 41% 1.78 Expected goals (xG) 0.45 20 Shots 9 7 Shots on target 3 8 Shots off target 4 5 Blocked shots 2 11 Shots inside the box 6 9 Shots outside the box 3 6 Corner kicks 4 2 Offsides 2 8 Fouls 7 498 Passes 351 434 Accurate passes 274 87% Pass accuracy 78% 2 Goalkeeper saves 5 -1.33 Goals prevented (xG) -1.33 4 Yellow cards 0 1 Red cards 0
Referee: Maurizio Mariani, Italy
Player stats Portugal Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Diogo Costa 0 16(73%) 0 0 0 5.9 90 DF João Cancelo 4 3 1 2 34(89%) 0 1 0 3 1 7.5 63 1 1 8(3) DF Rúben Dias 0 1 52(87%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.9 90 1 1 7(4) DF Renato Veiga 1 0 46(84%) 0 0 0 1 7 90 2 6(5) DF Nuno Mendes 1 0 2(67%) 4 32(89%) 1 0 0 1 7.3 90 3 10(7) MF João Palhinha 0 40(91%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.9 63 1 1 6(3) MF Francisco Conceição 1 0 3(60%) 34(85%) 0 2 1 1 6.5 86 4 7(3) MF Vitinha 2 1 0 1(100%) 1 65(97%) 0 0 0 7.7 86 3 2 3(2) MF Bruno Fernandes 3 1 0 1(100%) 1 28(85%) 0 1 0 1 7 89 1 1 5(3) FW Gonçalo Ramos 2 2 1 14(74%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 1 9(2) FW João Félix 0 4(80%) 36(82%) 1 0 0 7.9 89 1 7(4) DF Diogo Dalot 0 1 12(100%) 0 0 0 1 7 27 2(2) MF Rúben Neves 1 0 25(89%) 0 0 0 6.9 27 MF Bernardo Silva 0 0 0 0 6.3 10 1(None) DF Nuno Tavares 0 0 0 0 1 FW Francisco Trincão 0 0 0 0 1 GK Samuel Soares 0 0 0 0 GK Rui Silva 0 0 0 0 DF Tiago Araújo 0 0 0 0 MF João Neves 0 0 0 0 FW Pedro Neto 0 0 0 0 FW Rafael Leão 0 0 0 0 FW Fábio Silva 0 0 0 0
Norway Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK E. Selvik 0 22(63%) 0 0 0 5.5 90 DF F. Aursnes 0 1(100%) 1 1 29(71%) 0 0 0 6.2 90 1 1 7(4) DF K. Ajer 2 1 1 1(100%) 1 26(81%) 0 0 0 7.9 90 5(3) DF L. Østigård 0 2 2 36(84%) 0 0 0 7.3 90 1 6(3) DF D. Møller Wolfe 0 2 15(75%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 90 4(4) MF S. Berge 0 1 33(87%) 0 0 0 3 6.2 90 14(3) MF P. Berg 1 1 0 1 1 15(71%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 87 2 4(1) MF A. Schjelderup 1 0 2 19(76%) 0 0 0 2 6.7 90 10(4) MF M. Ødegaard 0 1(100%) 1 57(92%) 1 0 0 7.3 90 3 3(2) MF A. Nusa 1 1 0 2 6(86%) 0 0 0 1 3 6.9 74 9(5) FW E. Haaland 2 0 6(46%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.2 67 1 8(4) FW J. Strand Larsen 0 4(80%) 0 0 0 6.3 23 MF Oscar Bobb 0 5(83%) 0 0 0 6.2 16 1(None) MF T. Aasgaard 0 1(33%) 0 0 0 6.3 9 GK Ø. Nyland 0 0 0 0 GK S. Tangvik 0 0 0 0 DF O. Bjørtuft 0 0 0 0 DF F. Sjøvold 0 0 0 0 DF S. Langås 0 0 0 0 DF M. Pedersen 0 0 0 0 MF K. Thorstvedt 0 0 0 0 MF O. Didrik Blomberg 0 0 0 0 FW E. Botheim 0 0 0 0
Lineups Portugal Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Diogo Costa Starter DF 20 João Cancelo Starter DF 3 Rúben Dias Starter DF 13 Renato Veiga Starter DF 19 Nuno Mendes Starter MF 6 João Palhinha Starter MF 14 Francisco Conceição Starter MF 23 Vitinha Starter MF 8 Bruno Fernandes Starter FW 9 Gonçalo Ramos Starter FW 11 João Félix Bench DF 2 Diogo Dalot Bench MF 21 Rúben Neves Bench MF 10 Bernardo Silva Bench DF 5 Nuno Tavares Bench FW 16 Francisco Trincão
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 22 Samuel Soares Bench GK 12 Rui Silva Bench DF 4 Tiago Araújo Bench MF 15 João Neves Bench FW 17 Pedro Neto Bench FW 7 Rafael Leão Bench FW 18 Fábio Silva
Norway Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 13 E. Selvik Starter DF 7 F. Aursnes Starter DF 3 K. Ajer Starter DF 4 L. Østigård Starter DF 5 D. Møller Wolfe Starter MF 8 S. Berge Starter MF 6 P. Berg Starter MF 21 A. Schjelderup Starter MF 10 M. Ødegaard Starter MF 20 A. Nusa Starter FW 9 E. Haaland Bench FW 11 J. Strand Larsen Bench MF 22 Oscar Bobb Bench MF 19 T. Aasgaard
Show unused substitutes (9) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 Ø. Nyland Bench GK 12 S. Tangvik Bench DF 2 O. Bjørtuft Bench DF 14 F. Sjøvold Bench DF 15 S. Langås Bench DF 16 M. Pedersen Bench MF 18 K. Thorstvedt Bench MF 17 O. Didrik Blomberg Bench FW 23 E. Botheim
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 12' Portugal 🟨 Yellow card João Cancelo 1H 36' Norway ⚽ Goal K. Ajer 0-1 1H 38' Portugal ⚽ Goal João Cancelo 1-1 2H 18' Portugal 🔄 Substitution OUT João Palhinha → IN Rúben Neves 2H 18' Portugal 🔄 Substitution OUT João Cancelo → IN Diogo Dalot 2H 22' Norway 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Haaland → IN J. Strand Larsen 2H 29' Norway 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Nusa → IN Oscar Bobb 2H 34' Portugal ⚽ Goal Gonçalo Ramos 2-1 2H 41' Portugal 🟨 Yellow card Francisco Conceição 2H 41' Portugal 🟨 Yellow card Francisco Conceição 2H 41' Portugal 🟥 Red card Francisco Conceição 2H 41' Portugal 🔄 Substitution OUT Vitinha → IN Bernardo Silva 2H 42' Norway 🔄 Substitution OUT P. Berg → IN T. Aasgaard 2H 43' Portugal 🟨 Yellow card Bruno Fernandes 2H 45' Portugal 🔄 Substitution OUT Bruno Fernandes → IN Francisco Trincão 2H 45' Portugal 🔄 Substitution OUT João Félix → IN Nuno Tavares
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