 TheEstádio do Dragão inPorto hosted the final. | |||||||
| Event | 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Date | 9 June 2019 (2019-06-09) | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio do Dragão,Porto | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Rúben Dias (Portugal)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 43,199[3] | ||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy 16 °C (61 °F) 56%humidity[4] | ||||||
2021 → | |||||||
The2019 UEFA Nations League final was afootball match that determined the winners of thefinal tournament of the2018–19 UEFA Nations League. It was the inaugural final of the internationalfootball competition involving the men's national teams of the member associations ofUEFA.[5] The match was held on 9 June 2019 at theEstádio do Dragão inPorto, Portugal, and was contested by hostsPortugal and theNetherlands.[6]
Portugal won the final 1–0 to become the first champions of the UEFA Nations League.
The final was played at theEstádio do Dragão inPorto—Portugal's second largest city.
The stadium is home toFC Porto.[7][8]
Ahead of the inaugural final, hostsPortugal held aWorld Ranking of 7, while opponents theNetherlands were ranked sixteenth.[9]
En route to the Nations League final, the Netherlands beatworld championsFrance—who had won their world title approximately four months prior to their match.[10]
Portugal and the Netherlands beatSwitzerland andEngland respectively in theirsemi-finals.[11][12]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Portugal | Round | Netherlands | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponents | Result | League phase | Opponents | Result |
 Italy | 1–0 (H) | Match 1 |  France | 1–2 (A) |
 Poland | 3–2 (A) | Match 2 |  Germany | 3–0 (H) |
| Italy | 0–0 (A) | Match 3 | France | 2–0 (H) |
| Poland | 1–1 (H) | Match 4 | Germany | 2–2 (A) |
| Group A3 winner | Final standings | Group A1 winner | ||
| Opponents | Result | Nations League Finals | Opponents | Result |
 Switzerland | 3–1 | Semi-finals |  England | 3–1 (a.e.t.) |
On 7 June 2019, UEFA announced the appointment of SpaniardAlberto Undiano Mallenco asreferee for the final, in what would be his final match as a professional referee. He was joined by compatriots Roberto Alonso Fernández and Juan Yuste Jiménez asassistant referees,Antonio Mateu Lahoz as thefourth official, and Raúl Cabañero Martínez as the reserve official.Alejandro Hernández Hernández served as thevideo assistant referee andJuan Martínez Munuera as the assistant video assistant referee.[2]
Portugal  | 1–0 |  Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
          Portugal[4] |      Netherlands[4] |
|  |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[2] | Match rules[13]
|
|
|
|
