Passive Possession
Portugal
Portugal controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 61.0%
- On target
- 2
Friendlies · Friendly International
USA
0 – 2
FT
HT 0–1
Portugal
Trincao 37'
Joao Felix 59'
Friendlies
Friendly InternationalUSA0–2Portugal
3
Shots in the box
3
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture. Shots in the box is the closest measure the feed provides.
37′59′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture. The timeline above shows the goals and cards recorded by the match feed.
Match report
USA 0-2 Portugal
Portugal saw off USA 2-0 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Friendlies. Trincao opened the scoring for Portugal on 37' and Felix made it 2-0 to Portugal on 59'.
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture, so the closest read on chance quality is where the shots came from: USA took 3 of their 7 attempts inside the box, Portugal 3 of 3. Portugal held 61.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Portugal graded out for passive possession — 61.0% possession and 2 on target.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
39%Possession61%
7Shots3
What the numbers say
1 readTimeline
🟨34'
J. Cancelo
Tripping
⚽37'
Trincao — assist: B. Fernandes
C. Pulisic
Foul
🟨45+3'
Half-time
P. Agyemang ↑ C. Pulisic ↓
🔄46'
M. Arfsten ↑ A. Robinson ↓
🔄46'
T. Tessmann ↑ W. McKennie ↓
🔄46'
🔄46'
A. Silva ↑ T. Araujo ↓
🔄46'
N. Mendes ↑ J. Cancelo ↓
🔄46'
M. Nunes ↑ D. Dalot ↓
🔄46'
R. Neves ↑ Vitinha ↓
🔄46'
F. Conceicao ↑ Trincao ↓
🔄46'
Joao Felix ↑ P. Neto ↓
🔄46'
R. Horta ↑ Samu Costa ↓
⚽59'
Joao Felix — assist: B. Fernandes
🔄61'
Paulinho ↑ G. Ramos ↓
F. Balogun ↑ T. Weah ↓
🔄67'
J. Scally ↑ M. Tillman ↓
🔄67'
🔄70'
R. Veiga ↑ G. Inacio ↓
B. Aaronson ↑ S. Berhalter ↓
🔄79'
G. Reyna ↑ A. Freeman ↓
🔄79'
C. Roldan ↑ A. Morris ↓
🔄79'
🔄85'
R. Velho ↑ J. Sa ↓
🔄85'
M. Fernandes ↑ B. Fernandes ↓
M. McKenzie ↑ A. Trusty ↓
🔄90+1'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueMercedes-Benz Stadium
RefereeS. Jablonski
CompetitionFriendlies
Season2026
RoundFriendly International
StatusMatch Finished