Friendly

Portugal 1–0 United States

Wednesday 20 Sep 1978 · Setúbal, Portugal

Portugal1–0United States

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Portugal: 1712 → 1714
United States: 1406 → 1404

Expected score for Portugal: 91.2% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 8, 1978–2026.

Portugal wins: 3
Draws: 3
United States wins: 2

Form either side

Portugal

Before

1–0 v Switzerland 30 Mar 1977 · Friendly
4–2 v Denmark 9 Oct 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
1–1 v Poland 29 Oct 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
4–0 v Cyprus 16 Nov 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
0–2 v France 8 Mar 1978 · Friendly

After

1–1 v Belgium 11 Oct 1978 · UEFA Euro qualification 1978
2–1 v Austria 15 Nov 1978 · UEFA Euro qualification 1978
1–0 v Scotland 29 Nov 1978 · UEFA Euro qualification 1978
1–0 v Norway 9 May 1979 · UEFA Euro qualification 1979
1–1 v Spain 26 Sep 1979 · Friendly

United States

Before

1–1 v China PR 6 Oct 1977 · Friendly
1–0 v China PR 10 Oct 1977 · Friendly
2–1 v China PR 16 Oct 1977 · Friendly
0–0 v Iceland 3 Sep 1978 · Friendly
0–2 v Switzerland 6 Sep 1978 · Friendly

After

0–6 v France 2 May 1979 · Friendly
3–1 v Bermuda 7 Oct 1979 · Friendly
0–3 v France 10 Oct 1979 · Friendly
2–0 v Hungary 26 Oct 1979 · Friendly
2–3 v Republic of Ireland 29 Oct 1979 · Friendly

Every Portugal v United States match8

From Portugal's side.


31 Mar 2026	United States	2–0	Away	Friendly	—
14 Nov 2017	United States	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
22 Jun 2014	United States	2–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2014	Group stage
5 Jun 2002	United States	2–3	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2002	Group stage
3 Jun 1992	United States	0–1	Away	USA Cup 1992	—
19 Dec 1990	United States	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
7 Oct 1980	United States	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
20 Sep 1978	United States	1–0	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: none · Line-ups: none · Cards: none