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.
Possible Lineups
Wales
4-4-2
HOMEPortugal
4-2-3-1
AWAYWales — 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
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 |
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| 2 | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
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| 3 | Norway | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
WLLLW
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| 4 | Wales | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
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