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Portugal vs Spain — FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16

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Portugal
0–1
Match Finished
Spain
🗓 Tuesday 7 July 2026 📍 AT&T Stadium, Arlington

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Result: Spain won · Held ✓ · RPS 0.152

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Match recap

Spain beat Portugal 1–0.

Scorers — Spain: Mikel Merino 91'

Possession: Portugal 45% – Spain 55%.

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Timeline

  1. YELLOW CARDSpain90+9'
    F

    Ferran Torres

    Spain

  2. YELLOW CARDPortugal90+4'
    R

    Renato Veiga

    Portugal

  3. GOALSpain90+1'
    Portugal0–1Spain
    M

    Mikel Merino

    Spain · assist: Ferran Torres

  4. SUBSTITUTIONSpain90'
    BBorja IglesiasMikel OyarzabalM
  5. YELLOW CARDPortugal89'
    B

    Bernardo Silva

    Portugal

  6. SUBSTITUTIONSpain85'
    FFabián RuizPedriP
  7. SUBSTITUTIONSpain85'
    MMikel MerinoDani OlmoD
  8. SUBSTITUTIONPortugal83'
    FFrancisco ConceiçãoPedro NetoP
  9. SUBSTITUTIONPortugal83'
    BBernardo SilvaVitinhaV
  10. SUBSTITUTIONSpain75'
    FFerran TorresAlex BaenaA
  11. SUBSTITUTIONPortugal71'
    RRafael LeãoJoão FélixJ
  12. SUBSTITUTIONPortugal71'
    DDiogo DalotJoão CanceloJ
  13. SUBSTITUTIONPortugal56'
    NNélson SemedoNuno MendesN

Match stats

45%Ball Possession55%
0.58Expected goals (xG)1.77
10Total Shots15
2Shots on Goal6
3Corner Kicks7
2Offsides1
9Fouls13
2Yellow Cards1
5Goalkeeper Saves2

Lineups

M
Player of the match Mikel Merino Spain
8.2
Portugal
  • 1Diogo CostaG7.6
  • 20João CanceloD7.2
  • 3Rúben DiasD6.7
  • 13Renato VeigaD6.8
  • 25Nuno MendesD7.2
  • 23VitinhaM6.5
  • 15João NevesM6.8
  • 18Pedro NetoM6.5
  • 8Bruno FernandesM6.3
  • 11João FélixM6.4
  • 7Cristiano RonaldoF6.4

Substitutes

  • NNélson Semedo#256'6.2
  • DDiogo Dalot#571'6.9
  • RRafael Leão#1771'6.6
  • BBernardo Silva#1083'6.0
  • FFrancisco Conceição#2683'6.6
  • JJosé Sá#12
  • RRui Silva#22
  • MMatheus Nunes#6
  • GGonçalo Inácio#14
  • TTomás Araújo#4
  • GGonçalo Guedes#19
  • FFrancisco Trincão#16
  • SSamú Costa#24
  • RRúben Neves#21
  • GGonçalo Ramos#9
RCoachRoberto Martinez
Spain
  • 23Unai SimónG6.6
  • 12Pedro PorroD7.6
  • 22Pau CubarsíD7.2
  • 14Aymeric LaporteD7.1
  • 24Marc CucurellaD7.4
  • 16RodriM7.3
  • 20PedriM7.2
  • 19Lamine YamalM6.5
  • 10Dani OlmoM7.0
  • 15Alex BaenaM6.8
  • 21Mikel OyarzabalF6.4

Substitutes

  • FFerran Torres#775'6.8
  • FFabián Ruiz#885'6.8
  • MMikel Merino★#685'8.2
  • BBorja Iglesias#2690'
  • DDavid Raya#1
  • JJoan García#13
  • EEric García#4
  • MMarcos Llorente#5
  • MMarc Pubill#2
  • AAlejandro Grimaldo#3
  • MMartín Zubimendi#18
  • NNico Williams#17
  • PPablo Gavi#9
  • VVíctor Muñoz#25
  • YYéremy Pino#11
LCoachLuis de la Fuente
Goal Yellow card Red card Subbed off Player of the match Own goal

Head-to-head

Full history →

9 meetings

0
Portugal
6
Draws
3
Spain

Goal tally · 6–9

1.7
Goals/game
33%
Both scored
0-4-2
Home record
Recent form · Portugal LDLDD

First met · 2010

By competition

World Cup · 3UEFA Nations League · 3Friendlies · 2Euro Championship · 1

Recent meetings

  • Portugal 0–1 Spain

    7 Jul 2026 · World Cup · Round of 16 · AT&T Stadium

  • Portugal 2–2 Spain

    pens 5–3

    9 Jun 2025 · UEFA Nations League · Final · Allianz Arena

  • Portugal 0–1 Spain

    28 Sep 2022 · UEFA Nations League · League A - 6 · Estádio Municipal de Braga

  • Spain 1–1 Portugal

    3 Jun 2022 · UEFA Nations League · League A - 1 · Estadio Benito Villamarín

  • Spain 0–0 Portugal

    5 Jun 2021 · Friendlies · Friendlies 1 · Estadio Wanda Metropolitano

  • Portugal 0–0 Spain

    8 Oct 2020 · Friendlies · Friendlies 1 · Estádio José Alvalade

  • Portugal 3–3 Spain

    16 Jun 2018 · World Cup · Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht

  • Portugal 0–0 Spain

    pens 2–4

    28 Jun 2012 · Euro Championship · Semi-finals · Donbass Arena (Donets'k)

  • Spain 1–0 Portugal

    30 Jun 2010 · World Cup · 8th Finals · Cape Town Stadium