Sunday , 26 July 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
19 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 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 Curaçao 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

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3
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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' We are underway at AT&T Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Francisco Conceicao, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Portugal currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Roberto Martínez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' It looks surprising Portugal does not make any changes. Ruben Dias has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portugal and Spain are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Portugal is showing some good football. However, Portugal are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portugal and Spain are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' Dani Olmo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 56' The crowd applauds Nuno Mendes as he leaves the pitch. Nelson Semedo steps in for Portugal.
  • 61' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 66' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 71' Portugal manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rafael Leao is hanging Joao Felix on the field on 71 minute.
  • 75' The Spain bench stirs into life. Alex Baena is withdrawn and Ferran Torres gets his opportunity.
  • 80' 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.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Bernardo Silva. He replaces Vitinha on 83 minute.
  • 85' Another change for Spain made on 85 minute. Dani Olmo leaves to be changed by Mikel Merino.
  • 89' It’s gonna be a card for Bernardo Silva.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Renato Veiga on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Brilliant from the ! Mikel Merino makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 90.
  • Spain celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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.