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2019 UEFA Nations League Finals

Not to be confused with 2019 UEFA Nations League Final, the final match of the Nations League.

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 country Portugal
Dates5–9 June
Teams4
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Portugal (1st title)
Runner-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 playerPortugal Bernardo Silva
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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
Estádio do Dragão Aerial.jpg Estádio de Guimarães.JPG

Bracket

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

Semi-finals

Portugal vs Switzerland

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5 June 2019 (2019-06-05)
19:45
 Portugal  3–1  Switzerland Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 42,415[4]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Ronaldo Goal 25', 88', 90' Rodríguez Goal 57' (pen.)

<section end=Semi-final 1 />

Portugal[5]
Switzerland[5]
GK 1 Rui Patrício
RB 20 Nélson Semedo
CB 3 Pepe Substituted off in the 63rd minute 63'
CB 4 Rúben Dias
LB 5 Raphaël Guerreiro
RM 16 Bruno Fernandes Substituted off in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
CM 14 William Carvalho
CM 18 Rúben Neves
LM 10 Bernardo Silva
CF 23 João Félix Substituted off in the 70th minute 70'
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
DF 6 José Fonte Substituted on in the 63rd minute 63'
MF 17 Gonçalo Guedes Substituted on in the 70th minute 70'
MF 8 João Moutinho Substituted on in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
Manager:
Fernando Santos
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GK 1 Yann Sommer
RB 2 Kevin Mbabu
CB 22 Fabian Schär Booked in the 68th minute 68'
CB 5 Manuel Akanji
LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
RM 17 Denis Zakaria Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
CM 10 Granit Xhaka (c) Booked in the 66th minute 66'
CM 8 Remo Freuler Substituted off in the 89th minute 89'
LM 14 Steven Zuber Substituted off in the 83rd minute 83'
AM 23 Xherdan Shaqiri Booked in the 85th minute 85'
CF 9 Haris Seferović
Substitutions:
MF 20 Edimilson Fernandes Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
MF 11 Renato Steffen Substituted on in the 83rd minute 83'
FW 19 Josip Drmić Substituted on in the 89th minute 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

<section begin=Semi-final 2 />

6 June 2019 (2019-06-06)
19:45
 Netherlands  3–1
(a.e.t.) 		 England Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
Attendance: 25,711[7]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
De Ligt Goal 73'
Walker Goal 97' (o.g.)
Promes Goal 114' 		Rashford Goal 32' (pen.)

<section end=Semi-final 2 />

Netherlands[8]
England[8]
GK 1 Jasper Cillessen
RB 22 Denzel Dumfries Booked in the 45th minute 45'
CB 3 Matthijs de Ligt Booked in the 30th minute 30'
CB 4 Virgil van Dijk (c)
LB 17 Daley Blind
CM 15 Marten de Roon Substituted off in the 68th minute 68'
CM 21 Frenkie de Jong Substituted off in the 114th minute 114'
CM 8 Georginio Wijnaldum
RW 7 Steven Bergwijn Substituted off in the 91st minute 91'
CF 10 Memphis Depay
LW 9 Ryan Babel Substituted off in the 68th minute 68'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Quincy Promes Substituted on in the 68th minute 68'
MF 20 Donny van de Beek Booked in the 106th minute 106' Substituted on in the 68th minute 68'
MF 6 Davy Pröpper Substituted on in the 91st minute 91'
MF 16 Kevin Strootman Substituted on in the 114th minute 114'
Manager:
Ronald Koeman
NED-ENG 2019-06-06.svg
GK 1 Jordan Pickford
RB 2 Kyle Walker
CB 5 John Stones
CB 6 Harry Maguire
LB 14 Ben Chilwell
CM 16 Declan Rice Substituted off in the 106th minute 106'
CM 17 Fabian Delph Substituted off in the 77th minute 77'
CM 18 Ross Barkley
RW 11 Jadon Sancho Substituted off in the 61st minute 61'
LW 10 Raheem Sterling (c)
CF 19 Marcus Rashford Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Harry Kane Booked in the 70th minute 70' Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
MF 7 Jesse Lingard Substituted on in the 61st minute 61'
MF 8 Jordan Henderson Substituted on in the 77th minute 77'
MF 20 Dele Alli Substituted on in the 106th minute 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

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9 June 2019 (2019-06-09)
14:00
 Switzerland  0–0
(a.e.t.) 		 England Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
Attendance: 15,742[10]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
  Penalties  
Zuber Scored
Xhaka Scored
Akanji Scored
Mbabu Scored
Schär Scored
Drmić Missed		 5–6 Scored Maguire
Scored Barkley
Scored Sancho
Scored Sterling
Scored Pickford
Scored Dier

<section end=Third place play-off />

Switzerland[11]
England[11]
GK 1 Yann Sommer
CB 22 Fabian Schär
CB 5 Manuel Akanji
CB 4 Nico Elvedi
RM 2 Kevin Mbabu
CM 10 Granit Xhaka (c) Booked in the 116th minute 116'
CM 8 Remo Freuler
LM 13 Ricardo Rodríguez Substituted off in the 87th minute 87'
RW 23 Xherdan Shaqiri Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
LW 20 Edimilson Fernandes Substituted off in the 61st minute 61'
CF 9 Haris Seferović Substituted off in the 113th minute 113'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Denis Zakaria Substituted on in the 61st minute 61'
MF 14 Steven Zuber Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
FW 19 Josip Drmić Substituted on in the 87th minute 87'
MF 7 Noah Okafor Substituted on in the 113th minute 113'
Manager:
Vladimir Petković
SUI-ENG 2019-06-09.svg
GK 1 Jordan Pickford
RB 22 Trent Alexander-Arnold
CB 12 Joe Gomez
CB 6 Harry Maguire
LB 3 Danny Rose Booked in the 23rd minute 23' Substituted off in the 70th minute 70'
CM 4 Eric Dier
CM 17 Fabian Delph Substituted off in the 106th minute 106'
RW 7 Jesse Lingard Booked in the 27th minute 27' Substituted off in the 106th minute 106'
AM 20 Dele Alli
LW 10 Raheem Sterling
CF 9 Harry Kane (c) Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Kyle Walker Substituted on in the 70th minute 70'
FW 21 Callum Wilson Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
FW 11 Jadon Sancho Substituted on in the 106th minute 106'
MF 18 Ross Barkley Substituted on in the 106th minute 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

Main page: 2019 UEFA Nations League Final
9 June 2019 (2019-06-09)
20:45 CEST
 Portugal  1–0  Netherlands Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 43,199[13]
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
Guedes Goal 60'

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<section begin=Lineups />

Portugal[14]
Netherlands[14]
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 Substituted off in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
CM 16 Bruno Fernandes Substituted off in the 81st minute 81'
RF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
CF 17 Gonçalo Guedes Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
LF 10 Bernardo Silva
Substitutions:
MF 15 Rafa Silva Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
MF 8 João Moutinho Substituted on in the 81st minute 81'
MF 18 Rúben Neves Substituted on in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
Manager:
Fernando Santos
POR-NED 2019-06-09.svg
GK 1 Jasper Cillessen
RB 22 Denzel Dumfries Booked in the 88th minute 88'
CB 3 Matthijs de Ligt
CB 4 Virgil van Dijk (c) Booked in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
LB 17 Daley Blind
CM 15 Marten de Roon Substituted off in the 81st minute 81'
CM 21 Frenkie de Jong
CM 8 Georginio Wijnaldum
RW 7 Steven Bergwijn Substituted off in the 60th minute 60'
CF 10 Memphis Depay
LW 9 Ryan Babel Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Quincy Promes Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
MF 20 Donny van de Beek Substituted on in the 60th minute 60'
FW 19 Luuk de Jong Substituted on in the 81st minute 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) <section end=Lineups />

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

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

2019 UEFA Nations League Finals Media

  • Estádio do dragão (cropped)

  • Estádio do Vitória vista do Penha

  • Trophy in the Museu CR7.

References

  1. ↑ "UEFA Nations League receives associations' green light". UEFA.com. 27 March 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Portugal set to be Nations League Finals hosts". UEFA.com. 17 November 2018.
  3. ↑ England, Netherlands, Portugal and Switzerland in Nations League Finals. Union of European Football Associations. 19 November 2018. https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/newsid=2581755.html. Retrieved 19 November 2018. 
  4. ↑ "Full Time Report – Semi-finals – Portugal v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Tactical Line-ups – Semi-finals – Portugal v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  6. ↑ Atkin, John (5 June 2019). Portugal 3–1 Switzerland: Nations League at a glance. Porto: Union of European Football Associations. https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/newsid=2590473.html. Retrieved 5 June 2019. 
  7. ↑ "Full Time Report – Semi-finals – Netherlands v England" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Tactical Line-ups – Semi-finals – Netherlands v England" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  9. ↑ Atkin, John (6 June 2019). Netherlands 3–1 England: Nations League at a glance. Guimarães: Union of European Football Associations. https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/newsid=2590475.html. Retrieved 6 June 2019. 
  10. ↑ "Full Time Report – Third-place match – Switzerland v England" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Tactical Line-ups – Third-place match – Switzerland v England" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  12. ↑ England beat Switzerland on penalties in Nations League match for third place. Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2019. https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/newsid=2608393.html. Retrieved 9 June 2019. 
  13. ↑ "Full Time Report – Final – Portugal v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Tactical Line-ups – Final – Portugal v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  15. ↑ Atkin, John (9 June 2019). Portugal 1–0 Netherlands: Nations League final at a glance. Porto: Union of European Football Associations. https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/newsid=2590476.html. Retrieved 9 June 2019. 
  16. ↑ Porto swansong for proud Undiano. Union of European Football Associations. 7 June 2019. https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/protecting-the-game/refereeing/news/newsid=2608837.html. Retrieved 9 June 2019. 
  17. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Nations League 2018/19" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  18. ↑ UEFA Nations League Finals: Team of the Tournament. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2019. https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/newsid=2607717.html. Retrieved 10 June 2019. 
  19. ↑ UEFA [UEFAEURO] (9 June 2019). "FedEx Performance Zone Team of the Tournament" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Bernardo Silva and Frenkie de Jong win Nations League awards. Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2019. https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/newsid=2609449.html. Retrieved 9 June 2019. 

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