England U21 vs Portugal U21
World • Friendlies - Group Stage • 2026 • Group Stage
England U2113 November 2026
Portugal U21
Match information
- Country
- World
- Competition
- Friendlies - Group Stage
- Season
- 2026
- Stage
- Group Stage
- Date
- 13 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Ashton Gate Stadium
Clubs
England U21
- Founded
- 1863
- Country
- England
- Stadium
- Wembley Stadium
- City
- London
- Capacity
- 90 000
- Surface
- grass
Portugal U21
- Founded
- 1914
- Country
- Portugal
- Stadium
- Estádio Nacional
- City
- Jamor, Oeiras
- Capacity
- 37 593
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
England U21DWWDL
Portugal U21WWLWW
Head-to-head
- 24 March 2025 • Friendlies • England U21 4 : 2 Portugal U21 (Half-time 2 : 1)
- 2 July 2023 • UEFA U21 Championship • England U21 1 : 0 Portugal U21 (Half-time 1 : 0)
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- England U21
- Lee Carsley
- Portugal U21
- Luis Freire
Missing players
England U21
- 11Jamie Gittens - injured
Portugal U21
- 9Chermiti - injured
Squad - England U21
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 |  James Beadle | 22 |
| 13 |  Tommy Simkin | 21 |
| 22 |  Tommy Setford | 20 |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 |  Rico Lewis | 21 |
| 3 |  Max Alleyne | 21 |
| 4 |  Josh Acheampong | 20 |
| 5 |  Ashley Phillips | 21 |
| 6 |  Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | 20 |
| 14 |  Archie Gray | 20 |
| 15 |  Stephen Mfuni | 18 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 7 |  Jobe Bellingham | 21 |
| 7 |  Samuel Amo-Ameyaw | 20 |
| 8 |  Lewis Miley | 20 |
| 8 |  Sydie Peck | 22 |
| 10 |  Ethan Nwaneri | 19 |
| 17 |  Harrison Armstrong | 19 |
| 18 |  Joshua King | 19 |
| 21 |  Amario Cozier-Duberry | 21 |
| Forwards | ||
| 9 |  Divin Mubama | 21 |
| 11 |  Jamie Gittens injured | 22 |
| 12 |  Divine Mukasa | 19 |
| 16 |  Will Lankshear | 21 |
| 19 |  Tyrique George | 20 |
| 20 |  Tyler Dibling | 20 |
Squad - Portugal U21
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 |  Diogo Ferreira | 19 |
| 1 |  Goncalo Ribeiro | 20 |
| 12 |  Joao Carvalho | 22 |
| 22 |  Joao Afonso | 19 |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 |  Daniel Banjaqui | 18 |
| 2 |  Jose Silva | 21 |
| 4 |  Gabriel Tiago | 21 |
| 5 |  Goncalo Oliveira | 20 |
| 6 |  Gabriel Bras | 22 |
| 13 |  Travassos | 22 |
| 14 |  Diogo Monteiro | 21 |
| 19 |  Tiago Parente | 22 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 3 |  Eduardo Felicissimo | 19 |
| 8 |  Mateus Fernandes | 22 |
| 10 |  Rodrigo Mora | 19 |
| 14 |  Mathias De Amorim | 21 |
| 16 |  Goncalo Moreira | 20 |
| 19 |  Dario Essugo | 21 |
| 20 |  Gustavo Sa | 21 |
| 20 |  Mezian Soares | 16 |
| 21 |  Flavio Goncalves | 19 |
| 23 |  Diogo Sousa | 20 |
| Forwards | ||
| 7 |  Geovany Quenda | 19 |
| 9 |  Chermiti injured | 22 |
| 9 |  Rafael Nel | 21 |
| 11 |  Carlos Forbs | 22 |
| 11 |  Noah Saviolo | 22 |
| 15 |  Rodrigo Rego | 21 |
| 17 |  Afonso Moreira | 21 |
| 18 |  Gustavo Varela | 21 |
 Joao Costa | 21 | |
Head-to-head
Last 2 meetings
England U21 wins2
Draws0
Portugal U21 wins0
- Goals: England U21
- 5 (2.5)
- Goals: Portugal U21
- 2 (1.0)
- Goals per match
- 3.5
- Both teams scored
- 1 / 2
- Over 2.5 goals
- 1 / 2
Results
- 24 March 2025 • Friendlies • England U21 4 : 2 Portugal U21 (Half-time 2 : 1)
- 2 July 2023 • UEFA U21 Championship • England U21 1 : 0 Portugal U21 (Half-time 1 : 0)
Form: last 10 matches
| England U21 | Portugal U21 | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 7-2-1 | 8-1-1 |
| Scored (per match) | 23 (2.3) | 34 (3.4) |
| Conceded (per match) | 7 (0.7) | 2 (0.2) |
| Clean sheets | 6 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 4 / 10 | 1 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 5 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
Recent form - England U21
- L6 October 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Ireland U21 3 : 1 England U21 (Half-time 2 : 1)
- D2 October 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • England U21 0 : 0 Slovakia U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W25 September 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • England U21 4 : 2 Kazakhstan U21 (Half-time 2 : 2)
- W31 March 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • England U21 4 : 1 Moldova U21 (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D27 March 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Andorra U21 1 : 1 England U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W18 November 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Slovakia U21 0 : 4 England U21 (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W14 November 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • England U21 2 : 0 Ireland U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W13 October 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • England U21 1 : 0 Andorra U21 (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W10 October 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Moldova U21 0 : 4 England U21 (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W8 September 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Kazakhstan U21 0 : 2 England U21 (Half-time 0 : 2)
Recent form - Portugal U21
- W6 October 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Portugal U21 2 : 0 Czech Republic U21 (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W30 September 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Portugal U21 4 : 0 Gibraltar U21 (Half-time 2 : 0)
- L25 September 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Bulgaria U21 2 : 1 Portugal U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W3 June 2026 • Friendlies • Portugal U21 4 : 0 Northern Ireland U21 (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W31 March 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Portugal U21 3 : 0 Scotland U21 (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W27 March 2026 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Azerbaijan U21 0 : 4 Portugal U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D18 November 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Czech Republic U21 0 : 0 Portugal U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W14 October 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Gibraltar U21 0 : 11 Portugal U21 (Half-time 0 : 3)
- W10 October 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Portugal U21 3 : 0 Bulgaria U21 (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W9 September 2025 • UEFA U21 Championship Qualification • Scotland U21 0 : 2 Portugal U21 (Half-time 0 : 1)