Portugal vs Poland LIVE: Game on! Minute-by-minute updates of Matchday 5 of the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League

The referee cautioned Bruno Fernandes, who will miss the next match due to accumulation of cards.

Joao Neves also received a yellow card and is the second yellow card of the match.

Cristiano Ronaldo had a good chance from a free-kick but the ball went over the goal.

Poland are defending very well and Portugal are unable to get forward in attack.

A good team move ended in a cross that was headed in by Bartosz Bereszyński but Diogo Costa caught the ball easily.

Although Portugal controlled the ball, the start is very even and neither team had a clear chance.

Portugal and Poland are playing at Estádio do Dragão!

The teams are warming up and the game will kick-off in a few minutes!

Portugal sit at the top of the Group 1A standings with 10 points after the first four matchdays. Close behind is Croatia with 7 points, while Poland follow with 4 points, and Scotland round out the group with just 1 point.

The two teams have faced off 14 times in their history, with Portugal showcasing their dominance by securing six victories. Poland has managed to come out on top three times, while the other five matchups ended in draws.

In their last game, Portugal secured a 3-1 victory over Poland in Warsaw.

Portugal will host Poland at Estádio do Dragão, FC Porto's home stadium since 2003. It has a seating capacity of 50,033, making it the third largest football stadium in Portugal.

The last time Portugal played here was in 2023, where Cristiano Ronaldo's team secured a 3-2 victory against Slovakia in a friendly match.

An inside view of Estadio do Dragao.

Poland's line-up is confirmed and they will be without Robert Lewandowski, who suffered an injury with FC Barcelona.

Michał Probierz's line-up: Marcin Bulka; Kamil Piatkowski, Jan Bednarek, Jakub Kiwior; Bartosz Bereszynski, Sebastian Szymariski, Taras Romanczuk, Piotr Zielinski, Nicola Zalewski; Krzysztof Piatek, Kacper Urbanski.

Cristiano Ronaldo is in the starting line-up! Roberto Martinez's confirmed lineup:

Diogo Costa; Diogo Dalot, Antonio Silva, Renato Veiga, Nuno Mendes; Joao Neves,  Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva; Pedro Neto, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafael Leão.

Lithuanian Donatas Rumšas will officiate today's clash between Portugal and Poland.

• Referee: Donatas Rumšas (LTU)
• Assistant 1: Aleksandr Radio (LTU)
• Assistant 2: Dovydas Sužiedėlis (LTU)
• Fourth official: Robertas Valikonis (LTU)
• VAR: Dennis Higler (NED)
• AVAR: Donatas Šimenas (LTU)

The clash between Portugal and Poland for the Matchday 5 of 2024-25 UEFA Nations League will kick off at 2:45 PM (ET).

There will be many options to watch Portugal vs Poland live in the USA.

If you want to watch the match in the US, it will be available for viewers on Fubo.

Welcome to our live blog of the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League match between Portugal and Poland!

The two teams will face each other at Estádio do Dragão in Portugal.

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