Portugal

17 - 21

Full Time

USA

Portugal vs USA

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

It's all over! The referee Sam Grove-White has blown their whistle to end the game.

86'

Conversion

AJ MacGinty has kicked a conversion.

78'

Try

USA are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Kapeli Pifeleti picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

77'

USA decide to make a substitution, with Moni Tonga'uiha getting some game time.

72'

USA decide to make a substitution, with Cory Daniel being replaced.

72'

USA decide to make a substitution, with Tomas Casares getting some game time.

71'

USA decide to make a substitution, with Vili Helu being replaced.

71'

Portugal decide to make a substitution, with Diego Pinheiro Ruiz getting some game time.

70'

Portugal decide to make a substitution, with Joao Granate being replaced.

70'

Portugal make a substitution with Gabriel Aviragnet coming on.

68'

Portugal make a substitution with Jose Lima coming off.

68'

Portugal make a substitution with Antonio Machado Santos coming on.

65'

Portugal make a substitution with David Costa coming off.

65'

Portugal make a substitution with Jose Rebelo de Andrade coming on.

65'

Portugal make a substitution with Steevy Cerqueira coming off.

65'

Portugal sub Manuel Vareiro comes onto the field.

63'

Jose Paiva dos Santos departs for Portugal.

63'

USA sub Erich Storti comes onto the field.

63'

Tavite Lopeti departs for USA.

63'

USA sub Jake Turnbull comes onto the field.

63'

Jack Iscaro departs for USA.

63'

Conversion

The Portugal supporters go wild as Hugo Aubry successfully kicks the conversion.

63'

Try

Great hands by Portugal leads to a try for Jose Lima

62'

The defensive line has been broken as Jose Lima goes through the gap.

62'

Spellbinding play by Simao Bento is finished off with a try.

62'

The defensive line has been broken as Jose Paiva dos Santos goes through the gap.

61'

Pedro Santiago Lopes comes on for Portugal.

59'

Luka Begic leaves the field.

59'

Kapeli Pifeleti comes on for USA.

58'

Shilo Klein leaves the field.

58'

Antonio Campos comes on for Portugal.

58'

Hugo Gomes Camacho leaves the field.

58'

Diogo Hasse Ferreira comes on for Portugal.

56'

Cody Thomas leaves the field.

56'

Pono Davis comes on.

53'

Alex Maughan comes off.

53'

Jose Lima makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

49'

Conner Mooneyham makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

45'

Alex Maughan makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

42'

Fabulous play by USA has led to Conner Mooneyham being able to wriggle through a gap.

41'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Conversion

AJ MacGinty does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

35'

Try

Incisive passing by USA is finished off by Nate Augspurger, as they goes over for the try.

34'

Fabulous play by USA has led to Nate Augspurger being able to wriggle through a gap.

34'

Dominic Besag sets up the try.

34'

Fabulous play by USA has led to Conner Mooneyham being able to wriggle through a gap.

33'

Conversion

Hugo Aubry makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

27'

Try

Silky skills by Portugal ends with a try for Raffaele Storti.

26'

Trouble here as Raffaele Storti breaches the defence.

26'

Simao Bento played a key part in that try.

26'

Trouble here as Tomas Appleton breaches the defence.

25'

This is dangerous for the defence as Nicolas Martins bursts through to advance the Portugal attack.

18'

Conversion

AJ MacGinty converts the try.

17'

Try

A bit of individual brilliance by Paddy Ryan leads to a try for USA

16'

A gap opened in the defence and Paddy Ryan took full advantage.

16'

AJ MacGinty sets up the try.

16'

Penalty Goal

Hugo Aubry makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

12'

The defensive line has been broken as Conner Mooneyham goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee Sam Grove-White blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Portugal v USA 
  
 Sat 9th November 2024, 10:00am CST 
  
 Estádio Municipal Cidade de Coimbra 
  
 Sam Grove-White

Points Flow Chart

USA win +4

Time in lead

Mins in lead

31%

% Of Game In Lead

56%

68%

Possession Last 10 min

32%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

MacGinty

78'

17 - 21

Pifeleti

77'

17 - 19

Aubry

17 - 14

63'

Lima

15 - 14

62'

Half Time

MacGinty

35'

10 - 14

Augspurger

34'

10 - 12

Aubry

10 - 7

27'

Storti

8 - 7

26'

MacGinty

17'

3 - 7

Ryan

16'

3 - 5

Aubry

3 - 0

12'

Start

Win Probability

Portugal

42%

Draw

USA

56%

Start of Possession Passages by AJ MacGinty

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.7

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.6

Entries

Attack Profile

Portugal

USA

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Defence Profile

Portugal

USA

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

44%

73%

3-6 secs

43%

19%

6+ secs

13%

Rucks Won

Portugal vs USA Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Portugal face off against USA in Internationals on Sat 9th November 2024 at Estádio Municipal Cidade de Coimbra. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 16:00 and is broadcast on . In South Africa it’s at 18:00 SAST on , 05:00 NZST on in New Zealand, 03:00 AEST on in Australia and 08:00 EST in the US.

USA won the last encounter but Portugal are in the best form of their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 4 places in the rankings with USA in position 16 and Portugal in position 20, underlining just how tight this match could be.

Portugal vs USA Squads

The official squads for Portugal vs USA will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.