Sunday , 4 October 2026

Portugal vs Spain, Worldcup 2026 LAST 16

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Portugal
0 – 1
Full Time
Spain
Mon 6 Jul 2026 · 19:00 UTC AT&T Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 90+1' Mikel Merino
Bernardo Silva 89' Y
Renato Veiga 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portugal vs Spain — Worldcup at AT&T Stadium.

  • Portugal 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)
  • Spain 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
  • Assistant 2 Adam Nunn
11 games this season 🟨 3.9/game ⚽ 9.5 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
3
2
Portugal 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals Spain
Last 5 meetings
2026-07-06 Portugal 0–1 Spain 2018-06-15 Portugal 3–3 Spain 2018-01-20 Spain 3–2 Portugal 2017-09-26 Portugal 3–0 Spain 2017-03-03 Portugal 0–0 Spain

Recent Form

Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jul Spain H 0–1 L
02 Jul Croatia H 2–1 W
27 Jun Colombia A 0–0 D
23 Jun Uzbekistan H 5–0 W
17 Jun Congo DR H 1–1 D
05 Jul France H 3–5 L
Spain
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jul Portugal A 1–0 W
02 Jul Austria H 3–0 W
27 Jun Uruguay A 1–0 W
21 Jun Saudi Arabia H 4–0 W
15 Jun Cape Verde Islands H 0–0 D
14 Jul England H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Portugal Spain
#42 Position #29
5 Points 7
3 Played 3
1 / 2 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
6 Scored 5
1 Conceded 0
+5 GD +5
1.67 PPG 2.33
33% Win % 67%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season
88% Clean Sheets
Spain this season

Portugal are 42nd (5 pts). Spain are 29th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portugal
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Spain
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo 3 G
Spain
Mikel Oyarzabal 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at AT&T Stadium!
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Spain is showing some good football. However, Spain are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Bernardo Silva has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 20' Spain has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 25' Portugal currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portugal needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' Aymeric Laporte is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Spain tonight.
  • 40' Lamine Yamal has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 6 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ruben Dias is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portugal.
  • 55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portugal must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' The whistle greets Nuno Mendes as he departs to be replaced by Nelson Semedo.
  • 61' The 23-year-old Renato Veiga has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Joao Felix as he leaves the pitch. Rafael Leao steps in for Portugal.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Ferran Torres. He replaces Alex Baena on 75 minute.
  • 80' A quiet spell here at AT&T Stadium. Spain seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 83' Bernardo Silva is ready to make an impact after coming on for Vitinha at the 83 minute mark.
  • 85' The whistle greets Dani Olmo as he departs to be replaced by Mikel Merino.
  • 89' It’s a booking for Portugal player. Bernardo Silva gets a card.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Renato Veiga. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 90' What composure from Mikel Merino! The Spain international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Portugal 0-1 Spain.

Lineups

Portugal Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Martínez

Spain Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis de la Fuente

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.63 Portugal xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Spain xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Spain or Draw 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portugal26% Draw37% Spain37%
Actual: Spain win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes28% 0% No72%
Avg goals/match: 1.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 74%
26%
± 1.5 44%
56%
± 2.5 19%
81%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Portugal or Draw
62%
Draw or Spain
74%
Portugal or Spain
63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portugal15% Draw63% Spain22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
25.7%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
12.9%
0 – 2
7.5%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
4.2%
2 – 1
3.9%
0 – 3
2.1%
2 – 2
1.8%
1 – 3
1.5%
3 – 0
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Portugal

Handicap Portugal covers Push Spain covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 17% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 23% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Portugal keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
Spain keeps clean sheet
53% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.