Portugal 2–1 Chile: Seleção Das Quinas Win — But Not Without Drama
Portugal opened their World Cup warm-up campaign with a 2–1 win over Chile at the Jamor, and left with three points, two goals and one red card to think about.
Portugal 2–1 Chile, Estádio Nacional do Jamor
Full time: Portugal 2–1 Chile. Venue: Estádio Nacional do Jamor, Oeiras. Competition: international friendly, 6 June 2026.
Goals: Gonçalo Guedes 58’, Bruno Fernandes 75’ for Portugal; Lucas Cepeda 90+2’ for Chile. Red cards: Rafael Leão (POR) and Iván Román (CHI), both 45+2’. Next up: Portugal against Nigeria on 10 June.
Roberto Martínez’s side dominated for long stretches and still walked out of the Jamor with at least one headache to manage before the tournament starts.
Chances, a Post, and a Punch
Portugal ran the opening 45 minutes and created the better of everything in them. Rúben Dias had a header kept out by Lawrence Vigouroux, Rafael Leão struck the post, and a Cristiano Ronaldo finish was ruled out for a marginal offside.
The scoreline stayed level and the half ended in chaos. In first-half stoppage time Leão lost his temper after a foul and struck Iván Román following a push from the Chilean defender. Both were sent off, leaving ten against ten for the rest of the match.
Ronaldo was taken off at the interval, with Martínez managing his captain’s minutes ahead of the tournament.
Guedes and Fernandes Settle It
The ten-a-side second half opened up and Portugal found their rhythm in it. Gonçalo Neto threaded a weighted ball into the box on 58 minutes and Gonçalo Guedes took it first time to beat the keeper.
Bruno Fernandes doubled the lead on 75 from a Francisco Conceição assist, a worked move that all but sealed it. Chile got one back deep in stoppage time through Lucas Cepeda, finishing inside the box, but there was no time left to build on it.
By full time Portugal had 18 shot attempts to Chile’s 11, with 61.7 per cent of the ball across the 90 minutes.
Plenty to Like, One Cloud
The performance had a lot in it to encourage. The midfield of Bernardo Silva and Bruno Fernandes looked sharp, the second-half substitutes changed the game, and Guedes in particular did his squad chances no harm at all.
The Leão red card is the cloud. Ronaldo is set to make a record-tying sixth World Cup appearance, and with the squad already missing the PSG players who joined late after the Champions League final, suspensions are the last thing Martínez needs.
Portugal now turn to Nigeria on 10 June before heading to North America, where they open against DR Congo on 17 June in Houston. Group K is DR Congo, Uzbekistan and Colombia.
We will cover every Portugal match through the tournament here. If you are watching from the island, there is no better place for it than a bar in Funchal with a poncha and the whole street watching with you.
