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England men · International friendly

England
v Portugal⁠

1–0

Full time

England v Portugal finished 1–0.

Portugal
None
Date
Thursday 2 June 2016 · England in 2016
Kick-off
19:45 UK
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 4-3-3

Starting XI

Substitutes

Portugal Formation 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Rui Patrício GK
  • No. 11, Vieirinha RB
  • No. 2, Bruno Alves CB Red card 35'
  • No. 6, Ricardo Carvalho CB Off in the 90'
  • No. 19, Eliseu LB
  • No. 10, João Mário RM Off in the 45'
  • No. 8, João Moutinho CM Off in the 72'
  • No. 13, Danilo Pereira CM Yellow card 76'
  • No. 23, Adrien Silva LM Off in the 72'
  • No. 17, Nani FW Off in the 61'
  • No. 18, Rafa Silva FW Off in the 38'

Substitutes

  • No. 4, José Fonte On in the 38'
  • No. 15, André Gomes On in the 45'
  • No. 20, Ricardo Quaresma On in the 61'
  • No. 14, William Carvalho On in the 72'
  • No. 16, Renato Sanches On in the 72'
  • No. 9, Éder On in the 90'
  • No. 5, Raphaël Guerreiro (not used)
  • No. 12, Anthony Lopes (not used)
  • No. 21, Cédric (not used)
  • No. 22, Eduardo (not used)

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2000 – 2006

02 24 Jun 2004
UEFA European Championship · Quarter-final Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Portugal 2–2 England England drew

a.e.t., 6–5 pens

England: Owen 3', Lampard 115'

Portugal: Postiga 83', Rui Costa 110'

Match page: Portugal v England, 24 June 2004

05 12 Jun 2000
UEFA European Championship · Group A PSV Stadion, Eindhoven

Portugal 3–2 England England lost

England: Scholes 3', McManaman 17'

Portugal: Figo 22', Pinto 37', Nuno Gomes 59'

Match page: Portugal v England, 12 June 2000

Official meetings since 1947

England v Portugal stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings23In our results database
England wins10England perspective
Draws10Level at full time
Portugal wins3Portugal victories

England have scored 46 goals to Portugal's 25 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

6

Finney

6 goals against Portugal in matches we hold scorer data for.

Portugal · Fixture leader

3

Águas

Portugal's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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