In September 2018, the UEFA Nations League starring all European nations officially commenced. This competition has been created to make the international breaks more competitive and interesting and remove as much friendly matches as possible. The teams are divided into four leagues of four groups, from League A to League D. The winners and runners-up of each group from League A get to play the two-legged quarter-finals, whose winners advance to the Finals, constituted of the semi-finals, a third-place play-off, and the final.
Since the first season, Portugal has always remained in League A, the highest level of this competition. Portugal is the first ever winner of the UEFA Nations League, topping their group against Italy and Poland, knocking out Switzerland in the semi-finals and beating the Netherlands in the final on home soil. They couldn't retain the trophy in the next season after finishing second to France in the group stage. Portugal won a second title in the 2024âÂÂ25 edition, again topping their group before defeating Denmark over two legs in the quarter-finals, Germany in the semi-finals, and then winning on penalties against Spain in the final, held in Munich.
Semi-finals
Final
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
Final
Bold players are still active with the national team.