2019 UEFA Nations League Finals
Fase Final da Liga das Nações da UEFA de 2019 (in Portuguese) | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Portugal |
Dates | 5–9 June |
Teams | 4 |
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 played | 4 |
Goals scored | 9 (2.25 per match) |
Attendance | 127,067 (31,767 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Cristiano Ronaldo (3 goals) |
Best player(s) | Bernardo Silva |
Best young player | Frenkie de Jong |
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.
Portugal won the final 1–0 against the Netherlands to become the first champions of the UEFA Nations League.
Qualified teams
[change | change source]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 |
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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
[change | change source]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 | |
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Estádio do Dragão | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques | |
Capacity: 50,033 | Capacity: 30,000 | |
Bracket
[change | change source]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
5 June – Porto | ||||||
Portugal | 3 | |||||
9 June – Porto | ||||||
Switzerland | 1 | |||||
Portugal | 1 | |||||
6 June – Guimarães | ||||||
Netherlands | 0 | |||||
Netherlands (aet) | 3 | |||||
England | 1 | |||||
Third place play-off | ||||||
9 June – Guimarães | ||||||
Switzerland | 0 (5) | |||||
England (p) | 0 (6) |
All times are local, WEST (UTC+1).
Semi-finals
[change | change source]Portugal vs Switzerland
[change | change source]Portugal | 3–1 | Switzerland |
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Ronaldo 25', 88', 90' | Rodríguez 57' (pen.) |
Portugal[5]
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Switzerland[5]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[5]
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Netherlands vs England
[change | change source]Netherlands[8]
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England[8]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[8]
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Third place play-off
[change | change source]Switzerland | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | England |
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Penalties | ||
Zuber Xhaka Akanji Mbabu Schär Drmić |
5–6 | Maguire Barkley Sancho Sterling Pickford Dier |
Switzerland[11]
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England[11]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[11]
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Final
[change | change source]Portugal | 1–0 | Netherlands |
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Guedes 60' |
Portugal[14]
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Netherlands[14]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[16]
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Match rules[17]
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Statistics
[change | change source]Goalscorers
[change | change source]There were 9 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.
3 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Kyle Walker (against Netherlands)
Source: UEFA
Assists
[change | change source]2 assists
1 assist
Source: UEFA
Awards
[change | change source]- 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 |
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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]
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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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
[change | change source]- ↑ "UEFA Nations League receives associations' green light". UEFA.com. 27 March 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Portugal set to be Nations League Finals hosts". UEFA.com. 17 November 2018.
- ↑ "England, Netherlands, Portugal and Switzerland in Nations League Finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ↑ "Full Time Report – Semi-finals – Portugal v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Full Time Report – Semi-finals – Netherlands v England" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Full Time Report – Third-place match – Switzerland v England" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ↑ 11.0 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Full Time Report – Final – Portugal v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Porto swansong for proud Undiano". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Nations League 2018/19" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ↑ "UEFA Nations League Finals: Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 20.0 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.