Republic of Ireland 2-0 Portugal

WC Qualifiers · Europe· 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Republic of Ireland

2-1-2

Troy Parrott 17', 45'

Portugal

3-1-1

2:0

📍 Aviva Stadium

Timeline

Troy Parrott1-0
🅰 Liam Scales
17'
19'
João Cancelo
Finn Azaz
38'
Troy Parrott2-0
🅰 Dara O'Shea
45'
45'+1'
Rúben Dias
Jack Taylor
45'+1'
45'
Renato Veiga
↓ Gonçalo Inácio
45'
Nélson Semedo
↓ João Cancelo
61'
Cristiano Ronaldo
63'
Francisco Trincão
↓ Bernardo Silva
63'
Rafael Leão
↓ João Félix
Adam Idah
↓ Troy Parrott
68'
Conor Coventry
↓ Jack Taylor
68'
78'
Gonçalo Ramos
↓ João Neves
Festy Ebosele
↓ Finn Azaz
79'
Michael Johnston
↓ Chiedozie Ogbene
86'
Liam Scales
86'
Jimmy Dunne
↓ Liam Scales
86'

Game leaders

Republic of Ireland

Total ShotsC. Ogbene3
Accurate PassesN. Collins24
SavesC. Kelleher5

Portugal

Total ShotsJ. Félix5
Accurate PassesVitinha140

Stats

Rep IrelandPortugal

Possession

23%

77%

14Shots27

3Shots on target5

5Blocked shots12

Match info

Kick-off: Thursday 13 November
Venue: Aviva Stadium · Dublin
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
Attendance: 50,717
Round: 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Form

Republic of IrelandWLLDD

D@Luxembourg0-0
DvsHungary2-2
L@Armenia2-1

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Portugal	6	4	1	1	:	+13	13
2	Republic of Ireland	6	3	1	2	:	+2	10

165Accurate passes732

PortugalDWWWW

WvsSpain2-2
W@Armenia5-0
W@Hungary3-2
WvsRepublic of Ireland1-0
DvsHungary2-2

Head to head

POR leads series 4-0-1

11 Oct 25Portugal1-0Republic of Ireland
11 Jun 24Portugal3-0Republic of Ireland
11 Nov 21Republic of Ireland0-0Portugal
1 Sept 21Portugal2-1Republic of Ireland
11 Jun 14Republic of Ireland1-5Portugal

165Accurate passes732

15↓Neves

21Neves

23Vitinha

10↓Silva

7Ronaldo

11↓Félix

1Kelleher

4O'Shea

22Collins

5O'Brien

8↓Taylor

3↓Scales

6Cullen

2Coleman

11↓Azaz

7⚽2↓Parrott

20↓Ogbene

Republic of Ireland3-4-2-1

Substitutes · Republic of Ireland

21Festy Ebosele↑
16Gavin Bazunu
13Kevin O'Toole
15John Egan
19Michael Johnston↑
10Adam Idah↑
17Conor Coventry↑
9Johnny Kenny
14Andy Moran
23Mark Travers
12Jimmy Dunne↑
18Jamie McGrath

Substitutes · Portugal

2Nélson Semedo↑
13Renato Veiga↑
19Francisco Conceição
18Matheus Nunes
17Rafael Leão↑
12João Carvalho
6João Palhinha
16Francisco Trincão↑
22Rui Silva
4António Silva

Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.

90'

Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

89'

Attempt blocked. Renato Veiga (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitinha.

89'

Attempt blocked. Trincão (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.

88'

Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.

88'

Attempt saved. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Republic of Ireland).

87'

Attempt blocked. Diogo Dalot (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.

86'

Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jimmy Dunne replaces Liam Scales.

86'

Liam Scales (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.

86'

Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Mikey Johnston replaces Chiedozie Ogbene.

85'

Attempt missed. Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dara O'Shea.

84'

Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.

79'

Attempt missed. Jake O'Brien (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Cullen with a cross following a set piece situation.

79'

Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Festy Ebosele replaces Finn Azaz.

78'

Foul by Diogo Dalot (Portugal).

78'

Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.

78'

Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Ramos replaces João Neves.

77'

Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

77'

Foul by Diogo Dalot (Portugal).

76'

Offside, Republic of Ireland. Chiedozie Ogbene is caught offside.

76'

Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.

76'

Attempt missed. Conor Coventry (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.

76'

Attempt missed. Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Scales with a headed pass following a corner.

75'

Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Rúben Neves.

75'

Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene.

68'

Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Conor Coventry replaces Jack Taylor.

68'

Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Adam Idah replaces Troy Parrott.

67'

Nélson Semedo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

67'

Foul by Liam Scales (Republic of Ireland).

66'

Foul by Rafael Leão (Portugal).

66'

Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

64'

Attempt blocked. Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Cullen with a cross.

64'

Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Renato Veiga.

63'

Attempt blocked. Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Parrott.

63'

Substitution, Portugal. Rafael Leão replaces João Félix.

63'

Substitution, Portugal. Trincão replaces Bernardo Silva.

61'

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

60'

VAR Decision: Card upgraded Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).

59'

Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).

59'

Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

58'

Rúben Dias (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

58'

Foul by Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland).

55'

Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.

54'

Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.

52'

Offside, Portugal. Diogo Dalot is caught offside.

50'

Attempt blocked. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Neves.

47'

Attempt missed. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left following a corner.

47'

Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Nathan Collins.

45'

Substitution, Portugal. Renato Veiga replaces Gonçalo Inácio.

45'

Substitution, Portugal. Nélson Semedo replaces João Cancelo.

45'

Second Half begins Republic of Ireland 2, Portugal 0.

45'+4'

First Half ends, Republic of Ireland 2, Portugal 0.

45'+4'

Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Nathan Collins.

45'+4'

Attempt blocked. Diogo Dalot (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo.

45'+4'

Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jack Taylor.

45'+1'

Jack Taylor (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.

45'+1'

Rúben Dias (Portugal) is shown the yellow card.

45'

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

45'

Goal! Republic of Ireland 2, Portugal 0. Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dara O'Shea.

44'

Attempt missed. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.

44'

Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Nathan Collins.

44'

Attempt blocked. Diogo Dalot (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

44'

Attempt blocked. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

43'

Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.

41'

Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

40'

Offside, Portugal. Diogo Dalot is caught offside.

39'

Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Josh Cullen.

39'

Attempt blocked. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

39'

Attempt saved. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Republic of Ireland).

38'

Finn Azaz (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

38'

Rúben Dias (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

38'

Foul by Finn Azaz (Republic of Ireland).

37'

Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Dara O'Shea.

37'

Attempt missed. João Félix (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rúben Dias with a cross.

36'

Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nathan Collins.

35'

Attempt blocked. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.

31'

Attempt missed. João Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rúben Neves.

28'

Offside, Republic of Ireland. Jake O'Brien is caught offside.

28'

Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.

28'

Foul by João Félix (Portugal).

27'

Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gonçalo Inácio.

26'

Attempt saved. Rúben Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Republic of Ireland). Assisted by Vitinha.

19'

Attempt saved. Finn Azaz (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Diogo Costa (Portugal). Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene.

19'

João Cancelo (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

19'

Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).

19'

Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

17'

Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Portugal 0. Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Scales with a headed pass following a corner.

17'

Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Rúben Neves.

10'

Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by João Cancelo.

Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.

Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Handball by Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).

Attempt blocked. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Félix.

Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Liam Scales.

Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Republic of Ireland). Assisted by João Félix.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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