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2019 UEFA Nations League Finals

international football competition
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 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
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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

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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

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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

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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

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Portugal vs Switzerland

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Portugal  3–1  Switzerland
Ronaldo   25', 88', 90' Rodríguez   57' (pen.)
Attendance: 42,415[4]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portugal[5]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Switzerland[5]
GK 1 Rui Patrício
RB 20 Nélson Semedo
CB 3 Pepe   63'
CB 4 Rúben Dias
LB 5 Raphaël Guerreiro
RM 16 Bruno Fernandes   90+1'
CM 14 William Carvalho
CM 18 Rúben Neves
LM 10 Bernardo Silva
CF 23 João Félix   70'
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutions:
DF 6 José Fonte   63'
MF 17 Gonçalo Guedes   70'
MF 8 João Moutinho   90+1'
Manager:
Fernando Santos
 
GK 1 Yann Sommer
RB 2 Kevin Mbabu
CB 22 Fabian Schär   68'
CB 5 Manuel Akanji
LB 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
RM 17 Denis Zakaria   71'
CM 10 Granit Xhaka (c)   66'
CM 8 Remo Freuler   89'
LM 14 Steven Zuber   83'
AM 23 Xherdan Shaqiri   85'
CF 9 Haris Seferović
Substitutions:
MF 20 Edimilson Fernandes   71'
MF 11 Renato Steffen   83'
FW 19 Josip Drmić   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

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Netherlands  3–1 (a.e.t.)  England
De Ligt   73'
Walker   97' (o.g.)
Promes   114'		 Rashford   32' (pen.)
Attendance: 25,711[7]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Netherlands[8]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
England[8]
GK 1 Jasper Cillessen
RB 22 Denzel Dumfries   45'
CB 3 Matthijs de Ligt   30'
CB 4 Virgil van Dijk (c)
LB 17 Daley Blind
CM 15 Marten de Roon   68'
CM 21 Frenkie de Jong   114'
CM 8 Georginio Wijnaldum
RW 7 Steven Bergwijn   91'
CF 10 Memphis Depay
LW 9 Ryan Babel   68'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Quincy Promes   68'
MF 20 Donny van de Beek   106'   68'
MF 6 Davy Pröpper   91'
MF 16 Kevin Strootman   114'
Manager:
Ronald Koeman
 
GK 1 Jordan Pickford
RB 2 Kyle Walker
CB 5 John Stones
CB 6 Harry Maguire
LB 14 Ben Chilwell
CM 16 Declan Rice   106'
CM 17 Fabian Delph   77'
CM 18 Ross Barkley
RW 11 Jadon Sancho   61'
LW 10 Raheem Sterling (c)
CF 19 Marcus Rashford   46'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Harry Kane   70'   46'
MF 7 Jesse Lingard   61'
MF 8 Jordan Henderson   77'
MF 20 Dele Alli   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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Switzerland  0–0 (a.e.t.)  England
Penalties
Zuber  
Xhaka  
Akanji  
Mbabu  
Schär  
Drmić  		 5–6   Maguire
  Barkley
  Sancho
  Sterling
  Pickford
  Dier
Attendance: 15,742[10]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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)   116'
CM 8 Remo Freuler
LM 13 Ricardo Rodríguez   87'
RW 23 Xherdan Shaqiri   65'
LW 20 Edimilson Fernandes   61'
CF 9 Haris Seferović   113'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Denis Zakaria   61'
MF 14 Steven Zuber   65'
FW 19 Josip Drmić   87'
MF 7 Noah Okafor   113'
Manager:
Vladimir Petković
 
GK 1 Jordan Pickford
RB 22 Trent Alexander-Arnold
CB 12 Joe Gomez
CB 6 Harry Maguire
LB 3 Danny Rose   23'   70'
CM 4 Eric Dier
CM 17 Fabian Delph   106'
RW 7 Jesse Lingard   27'   106'
AM 20 Dele Alli
LW 10 Raheem Sterling
CF 9 Harry Kane (c)   75'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Kyle Walker   70'
FW 21 Callum Wilson   75'
FW 11 Jadon Sancho   106'
MF 18 Ross Barkley   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

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See the main article: 2019 UEFA Nations League Final
Portugal  1–0  Netherlands
Guedes   60'
Attendance: 43,199[13]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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   90+3'
CM 16 Bruno Fernandes   81'
RF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
CF 17 Gonçalo Guedes   75'
LF 10 Bernardo Silva
Substitutions:
MF 15 Rafa Silva   75'
MF 8 João Moutinho   81'
MF 18 Rúben Neves   90+3'
Manager:
Fernando Santos
 
GK 1 Jasper Cillessen
RB 22 Denzel Dumfries   88'
CB 3 Matthijs de Ligt
CB 4 Virgil van Dijk (c)   90+1'
LB 17 Daley Blind
CM 15 Marten de Roon   81'
CM 21 Frenkie de Jong
CM 8 Georginio Wijnaldum
RW 7 Steven Bergwijn   60'
CF 10 Memphis Depay
LW 9 Ryan Babel   46'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Quincy Promes   46'
MF 20 Donny van de Beek   60'
FW 19 Luuk de Jong   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

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Goalscorers

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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

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2 assists

1 assist

Source: UEFA

Awards

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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
  Jordan Pickford   Daley Blind
  Virgil van Dijk
  Rúben Dias
  Nélson Semedo 		  Frenkie de Jong
  Georginio Wijnaldum
  Bruno Fernandes 		  Cristiano Ronaldo
  Bernardo Silva
  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
  Jordan Pickford   Matthijs de Ligt
  Rúben Dias
  Raphaël Guerreiro
  Manuel Akanji
  Kevin Mbabu 		  Frenkie de Jong
  Marten de Roon
  Bernardo Silva 		  Memphis Depay
  Cristiano Ronaldo
Player of the Tournament
Young Player of the Tournament

References

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  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". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 November 2018. 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". UEFA.com. Porto: Union of European Football Associations. 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". UEFA.com. Guimarães: Union of European Football Associations. 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". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2019. 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". UEFA.com. Porto: Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  16. ↑ "Porto swansong for proud Undiano". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 June 2019. 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". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2019. 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 – via Twitter.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Bernardo Silva and Frenkie de Jong win Nations League awards". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.

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