The Dom Afonso Henriques stadium in Guimarães has been selected for Portugal women’s crunch World Cup play-off match against Iceland on 1 December. Francisco Neto’s team are attempting to qualify for a second successive World Cup.
Portugal women played a friendly match at the same venue in April 2023. The 1-1 draw against Wales was watched by a record crowd for the female Seleção at the time of over 11,000.
This number was subsequently exceeded at the Portugal versus Czechia Euro 2025 play-off match in Porto in November 2024, which was attended by 40,189 spectators at the Estádio do Dragão.
As Navegadoras, currently ranked 24th in the world, take on Iceland (ranked 16th) over two legs, beginning with the home match in Guimarães. The second leg will be played in Reykjavik on 5 December.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup takes place in Brazil next summer between 24 June and 25 July.
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