Portugal beat Nigeria ahead of the World Cup
Men's football•
Portugal beat Nigeria 2–1 in a friendly match on Wednesday 10th June 2026 at the Estadio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leira, as part of their preparations for the FIFA World Cup 2026.
João Neves and Vitinha started the match and each played the first half. Nuno Mendes came on at the start of the second half, and Gonçalo Ramos played the final half-hour.
PORTUGAL-NIGERIA: 2-1 (1-1)
Friendly
Estadio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa (Leira)
Goals: Neto (23') and Conceição (75') for Portugal. Adams (37') for Nigeria.
PORTUGAL: Costa, Semedo (Cancelo, 46'), Dias (Araujo, 46'), Inacio (Veiga, 46'), Dalot (Mendes, 46' then Nunes, 80'), J. Neves (R. Neves, 46'), Vitinha (S. Costa, 46'), Trincão (Conceição, 46'), Fernandes (Silva, 46'), Neto (Felix, 46'), Ronaldo (c) (Ramos, 65'). Manager: R. Martinez.
NIGERIA : Okoye, Akpan, Ajayi, Bassey, Onyemaechi, Ndidi (c), Nnadi, Iwobi, Dele-Bashiru, Adams, Simon. Manager: E. Chelle.