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Wales vs Portugal

Competition – Nations League

Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

Date: 17th November 2026

Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT

The Cardiff City Stadium hosts Portugal on Tuesday night for what will be the first meeting between the sides staged in Wales in the head-to-head record. Portugal top Group 4 and need just a point to finish first. Wales are bottom after losing four of their five Nations League games. Kick-off is at 7:45pm GMT.

Wales have lost four of their five Nations League games, scoring three and conceding eight. Saturday’s 3-1 defeat in Norway was the latest, and before that they lost 1-0 at home to Denmark in October. Their only win in the group was a 2-1 home victory over Norway, while further back they lost 2-0 in Denmark and 1-0 in Portugal. Wales failed to score in three of the five games.

Saturday’s 4-1 home defeat to Denmark ended Portugal’s 100 per cent record in the group. Before it, they had won four in a row: 2-1 at home to Norway, 4-2 in Denmark, 2-1 in Norway and 1-0 at home to Wales. That makes four wins and a defeat, with 10 goals scored and eight conceded. Portugal scored in every game, and the Denmark defeat was the only one in which they conceded more than twice.

Portugal have won all three meetings in the sample, and Wales have not scored in any of them. The most recent was Portugal’s 1-0 home win in September, and before that they won 2-0 at the European Championship in July 2016. The oldest was a 3-0 Portugal win in a friendly in June 2000. All three were listed as Portuguese home games, so Tuesday’s game at the Cardiff City Stadium will be the first in the record staged in Wales.

Portugal top Group 4 on 12 points, three ahead of Denmark, while Wales are bottom on three. A point would be enough for Portugal to secure first place, and a win would take them to 15.

In the UK, the match is live on BBC Two, BBC Wales and S4C, with streaming on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website. In Portugal, it’s on RTP 1 and Sport TV1, with streaming on RTP Play, while US viewers can stream it on fuboTV or ViX.

Stake

Possible Lineups

Wales

4-4-2

HOME

Portugal

4-2-3-1

AWAY
D
Darlow
DC
D. Costa
D
Dasilva
D
Davies
R
Rodon
W
Williams
D
Dalot
V
Veiga
D
Dias
AC
A. Costa
J
Johnson
C
Cullen
A
Ampadu
J
James
V
Vitinha
N
Neves
F
Fernandes
JF
Joao Felix
N
Neto
K
Koumas
W
Wilson
R
Ramos

Wales — Form

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
✕ Norway 3-1 Wales Nations League 14.11.26
✕ Wales 0-1 Denmark Nations League 04.10.26
✓ Wales 2-1 Norway Nations League 01.10.26
✕ Denmark 2-0 Wales Nations League 27.09.26
✕ Portugal 1-0 Wales Nations League 24.09.26

Portugal — Form

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
✕ Portugal 1-4 Denmark Nations League 14.11.26
✓ Portugal 2-1 Norway Nations League 04.10.26
✓ Denmark 2-4 Portugal Nations League 01.10.26
✓ Norway 1-2 Portugal Nations League 27.09.26
✓ Portugal 1-0 Wales Nations League 24.09.26

Head to Head

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Portugal 1-0 Wales Nations League 24.09.26
Portugal 2-0 Wales European Championship 06.07.16
Portugal 3-0 Wales International Friendly 01.06.00

Where to Watch

🇬🇧 Great Britain
BBC TwoBBC WalesS4CBBC Sport WebBBC iPlayer
🇵🇹 Portugal
RTP 1Sport TV1RTP PlaySport TV MultiscreenMatch Player
🇮🇪 Ireland
BBC TwoBBC WalesS4CBBC Sport WebBBC iPlayer
🇺🇸 USA
fuboTVViX
🇨🇦 Canada
DAZN CanadafuboTV Canada
🇧🇷 Brazil
SporTVGloboplay
🇩🇪 Germany
DAZN GermanyDAZN2 Germany
🇪🇸 Spain
DAZN Spain
🇫🇷 France
L’Équipe Live Foot
🇮🇹 Italy
Sky Sport 251SKY Go ItaliaNOW TV
TV Channel Streaming Radio

Table

Nations League Standings — League A, Group 4

Pos. Team MP W D L GF GA GD P Form
1 Portugal 5 4 0 1 10 8 2 12
LWWWW
2 Denmark 5 3 0 2 11 8 3 9
WWLWL
3 Norway 5 2 0 3 9 9 0 6
WLLLW
4 Wales 5 1 0 4 3 8 -5 3
LLWLL

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