With a victory over Spain in a dramatic penalty shootout, Portugal claimed their second UEFA Nations League title and third major tournament triumph overall. This marked Portugal’s fourth appearance in a major final, resulting in their third trophy. In addition to their Nations League wins in 2025 and 2019, Portugal were crowned European champions in 2016. They also reached the EURO 2004 final on home soil but suffered a loss to Greece.

On the other side, Spain played in their tenth major tournament final and suffered their fourth defeat at that stage.

Adding to the historic night, Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player over the age of 40 to appear in a Nations League final.

Previously, the oldest player to feature in a major final was Luka Modrić, who played against Spain two years ago at the age of 37 years and 282 days.

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