The 2019 UEFA Nations League final was a

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match that determined the winners of the final tournament of the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League. It was the inaugural final of the international

competition involving the men's national teams of the member associations of

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. The match was held on 9 June 2019 at the Estádio do Dragão in

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, Portugal, and was contested by hosts

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and the

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. Portugal won the final 1–0 to become the first champions of the UEFA Nations League.

Venue

The final was played at the Estádio do Dragão in

— Portugal's second largest city. The stadium is home to

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Background

Ahead of the inaugural final, hosts

held a World Ranking of 7, while opponents the

were ranked sixteenth. En route to the Nations League final, the Netherlands beat world champions

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—who had won their world title approximately four months prior to their match. Portugal and the Netherlands beat

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and

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respectively in their

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Route to the final

''Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).''

Pre-match

Officials

On 7 June 2019, UEFA announced the appointment of Spaniard Alberto Undiano Mallenco as

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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 as assistant referees, Antonio Mateu Lahoz as the

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, and Raúl Cabañero Martínez as the reserve official. Alejandro Hernández Hernández served as the

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and Juan Martínez Munuera as the assistant video assistant referee.

Match

Details

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if necessary. *

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if scores still level. *Maximum of twelve named substitutes. *Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

Statistics

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Uefa Nations League Final 2019

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