2019 UEFA Nations League Finals

The 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals was the final tournament of the 2018–19 edition of the UEFA Nations League[1] The tournament was held in Portugal from 5 to 9 June 2019,[2] and was played by the four group winners of Nations League A. The tournament was made up of two semi-finals, a third place play-off, and final to determine the first ever champions of the UEFA Nations League.

2019 UEFA Nations League Finals
Fase Final da Liga das Nações da UEFA de 2019 (in Portuguese)
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates5–9 June
Teams4
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Portugal (1st title)
Runners-up Netherlands
Third place England
Fourth place  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored9 (2.25 per match)
Attendance127,067 (31,767 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (3 goals)
Best player(s)Portugal Bernardo Silva
Best young playerNetherlands Frenkie de Jong

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

Qualified teams

The four group winners of League A qualified for the Nations League Finals.[3]

Group Winners Date of
qualification		 UNL Rankings
November 2018		 FIFA Rankings
April 2019
A1  Netherlands 19 November 2018 3 16
A2   Switzerland 18 November 2018 1 8
A3  Portugal (host) 17 November 2018 2 7
A4  England 18 November 2018 4 4

Venues

In their bid dossier, the Portuguese Football Federation proposed Estádio do Dragão in Porto and Estádio D. Afonso Henriques in Guimarães as the venues.[2]

 Porto Guimarães
Estádio do Dragão Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Capacity: 50,033 Capacity: 30,000

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 June – Porto
 
 
 Portugal3
 
9 June – Porto
 
  Switzerland1
 
 Portugal1
 
6 June – Guimarães
 
 Netherlands0
 
 Netherlands (aet)3
 
 
 England1
 
Third place play-off
 
 
9 June – Guimarães
 
 
  Switzerland0 (5)
 
 
 England (p)0 (6)

All times are local, WEST (UTC+1).

Semi-finals

Portugal vs Switzerland
Portugal 3–1  Switzerland
Ronaldo Goal 25', 88', 90' Rodríguez Goal 57' (pen.)
Attendance: 42,415[4]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Portugal[5]
Switzerland[5]
GK1Rui Patrício
RB20Nélson Semedo
CB3PepeSubstituted off 63'
CB4Rúben Dias
LB5Raphaël Guerreiro
RM16Bruno FernandesSubstituted off 90+1'
CM14William Carvalho
CM18Rúben Neves
LM10Bernardo Silva
CF23João FélixSubstituted off 70'
CF7Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
DF6José FonteSubstituted in 63'
MF17Gonçalo GuedesSubstituted in 70'
MF8João MoutinhoSubstituted in 90+1'
Manager:
Fernando Santos
GK1Yann Sommer
RB2Kevin Mbabu
CB22Fabian SchärYellow card 68'
CB5Manuel Akanji
LB13Ricardo Rodríguez
RM17Denis ZakariaSubstituted off 71'
CM10Granit Xhaka (c)Yellow card 66'
CM8Remo FreulerSubstituted off 89'
LM14Steven ZuberSubstituted off 83'
AM23Xherdan ShaqiriYellow card 85'
CF9Haris Seferović
Substitutions:
MF20Edimilson FernandesSubstituted in 71'
MF11Renato SteffenSubstituted in 83'
FW19Josip DrmićSubstituted in 89'
Manager:
Vladimir Petković

Man of the Match:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)[6]

Assistant referees:[5]
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Fourth official:
Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Video assistant referee:
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Netherlands vs England
Netherlands 3–1 (a.e.t.) England
De Ligt Goal 73'
Walker Goal 97' (o.g.)
Promes Goal 114'		 Rashford Goal 32' (pen.)
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
Attendance: 25,711[7]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Netherlands[8]
England[8]
GK1Jasper Cillessen
RB22Denzel DumfriesYellow card 45'
CB3Matthijs de LigtYellow card 30'
CB4Virgil van Dijk (c)
LB17Daley Blind
CM15Marten de RoonSubstituted off 68'
CM21Frenkie de JongSubstituted off 114'
CM8Georginio Wijnaldum
RW7Steven BergwijnSubstituted off 91'
CF10Memphis Depay
LW9Ryan BabelSubstituted off 68'
Substitutions:
FW11Quincy PromesSubstituted in 68'
MF20Donny van de BeekYellow card 106'Substituted in 68'
MF6Davy PröpperSubstituted in 91'
MF16Kevin StrootmanSubstituted in 114'
Manager:
Ronald Koeman
GK1Jordan Pickford
RB2Kyle Walker
CB5John Stones
CB6Harry Maguire
LB14Ben Chilwell
CM16Declan RiceSubstituted off 106'
CM17Fabian DelphSubstituted off 77'
CM18Ross Barkley
RW11Jadon SanchoSubstituted off 61'
LW10Raheem Sterling (c)
CF19Marcus RashfordSubstituted off 46'
Substitutions:
FW9Harry KaneYellow card 70'Substituted in 46'
MF7Jesse LingardSubstituted in 61'
MF8Jordan HendersonSubstituted in 77'
MF20Dele AlliSubstituted in 106'
Manager:
Gareth Southgate

Man of the Match:
Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands)[9]

Assistant referees:[8]
Nicolas Danos (France)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Fourth official:
Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Video assistant referee:
François Letexier (France)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Nicolas Rainville (France)

Third place play-off
Switzerland  0–0 (a.e.t.) England
Penalties
Zuber Penalty scored
Xhaka Penalty scored
Akanji Penalty scored
Mbabu Penalty scored
Schär Penalty scored
Drmić Penalty missed		 5–6 Penalty scored Maguire
Penalty scored Barkley
Penalty scored Sancho
Penalty scored Sterling
Penalty scored Pickford
Penalty scored Dier
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
Attendance: 15,742[10]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Switzerland[11]
England[11]
GK1Yann Sommer
CB22Fabian Schär
CB5Manuel Akanji
CB4Nico Elvedi
RM2Kevin Mbabu
CM10Granit Xhaka (c)Yellow card 116'
CM8Remo Freuler
LM13Ricardo RodríguezSubstituted off 87'
RW23Xherdan ShaqiriSubstituted off 65'
LW20Edimilson FernandesSubstituted off 61'
CF9Haris SeferovićSubstituted off 113'
Substitutions:
MF17Denis ZakariaSubstituted in 61'
MF14Steven ZuberSubstituted in 65'
FW19Josip DrmićSubstituted in 87'
MF7Noah OkaforSubstituted in 113'
Manager:
Vladimir Petković
GK1Jordan Pickford
RB22Trent Alexander-Arnold
CB12Joe Gomez
CB6Harry Maguire
LB3Danny RoseYellow card 23'Substituted off 70'
CM4Eric Dier
CM17Fabian DelphSubstituted off 106'
RW7Jesse LingardYellow card 27'Substituted off 106'
AM20Dele Alli
LW10Raheem Sterling
CF9Harry Kane (c)Substituted off 75'
Substitutions:
DF2Kyle WalkerSubstituted in 70'
FW21Callum WilsonSubstituted in 75'
FW11Jadon SanchoSubstituted in 106'
MF18Ross BarkleySubstituted in 106'
Manager:
Gareth Southgate

Man of the Match:
Jordan Pickford (England)[12]

Assistant referees:[11]
Octavian Șovre (Romania)
Sebastian Gheorghe (Romania)
Fourth official:
Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Video assistant referee:
Michael Fabbri (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Marco Di Bello (Italy)

Final
Portugal 1–0 Netherlands
Guedes Goal 60'
Attendance: 43,199[13]
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

Portugal[14]
Netherlands[14]
GK1Rui Patrício
RB20Nélson Semedo
CB4Rúben Dias
CB6José Fonte
LB5Raphaël Guerreiro
CM13Danilo Pereira
CM14William CarvalhoSubstituted off 90+3'
CM16Bruno FernandesSubstituted off 81'
RF7Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
CF17Gonçalo GuedesSubstituted off 75'
LF10Bernardo Silva
Substitutions:
MF15Rafa SilvaSubstituted in 75'
MF8João MoutinhoSubstituted in 81'
MF18Rúben NevesSubstituted in 90+3'
Manager:
Fernando Santos
GK1Jasper Cillessen
RB22Denzel DumfriesYellow card 88'
CB3Matthijs de Ligt
CB4Virgil van Dijk (c)Yellow card 90+1'
LB17Daley Blind
CM15Marten de RoonSubstituted off 81'
CM21Frenkie de Jong
CM8Georginio Wijnaldum
RW7Steven BergwijnSubstituted off 60'
CF10Memphis Depay
LW9Ryan BabelSubstituted off 46'
Substitutions:
FW11Quincy PromesSubstituted in 46'
MF20Donny van de BeekSubstituted in 60'
FW19Luuk de JongSubstituted in 81'
Manager:
Ronald Koeman

Man of the Match:
Rúben Dias (Portugal)[15]

Assistant referees:[16]
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[17]

  • 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

Goalscorers

There were 9 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.

3 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: UEFA

Assists

2 assists

1 assist

  • Portugal Gonçalo Guedes

Source: UEFA

Awards
Team of the Tournament

The Team of the Tournament was selected by UEFA's technical observers, and includes at least one player from each of the four participants.[18]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
England Jordan Pickford Netherlands Daley Blind
Netherlands Virgil van Dijk
Portugal Rúben Dias
Portugal Nélson Semedo		 Netherlands Frenkie de Jong
Netherlands Georginio Wijnaldum
Portugal Bruno Fernandes		 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal Bernardo Silva
Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri

UEFA also announced a team of the tournament based on the FedEx Performance Zone player rankings.[19]

FedEx Performance Zone Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
England Jordan Pickford Netherlands Matthijs de Ligt
Portugal Rúben Dias
Portugal Raphaël Guerreiro
Switzerland Manuel Akanji
Switzerland Kevin Mbabu		 Netherlands Frenkie de Jong
Netherlands Marten de Roon
Portugal Bernardo Silva		 Netherlands Memphis Depay
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
Player of the Tournament
Young Player of the Tournament

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