Thursday , 2 July 2026

Portugal vs Spain, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Portugal
3 – 3
Full Time
Spain
Fri 15 Jun 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 17' Busquets
Bruno Fernandes 28' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portugal vs Spain — Worldcup .

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

Match Details

  • Referee Ryuji Sato
  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Referee Gianluca Rocchi
  • Referee Elenito Di Liberatore
  • Referee Mauro Tonolini
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Toru Sagara
  • Referee Carlos Astroza

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
1
Portugal 5 games · Avg 3.2 goals Spain
Last 5 meetings
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 2016-08-12 Spain 1–1 Portugal

Recent Form

Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jun Spain H 3–3 D
05 May Ukraine A 1–2 L
28 Apr Northern Ireland H 1–6 L
21 Apr Republic of Ireland A 3–4 L
14 Apr Sweden H 0–1 L
07 Apr Hungary H 3–0 W
Spain
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jun Portugal A 3–3 D
05 May Penistone Church FC H 1–1 D
28 Apr Austria A 3–2 W
21 Apr Germany H 1–1 D
14 Apr Croatia A 1–0 W
10 Apr Iceland A 1–1 D

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

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
67% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season
100% 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/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Spain
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Portugal and Spain.
  • 4' Cristiano Ronaldo puts Portugal on the lead.
  • 9' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Pepe suffering a number of foals already.
  • 14' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Spain that had 119 games and scored 51 goals.
  • 17' The referee calls foul for Busquets. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 22' Spain started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
  • 24' GOAL! Diego Costa scores on 24.
  • 28' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bruno Fernandes on 28.
  • 33' Portugal is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 38' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Spain needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 44' What a strike from Cristiano Ronaldo! The score is 2-1.
  • 49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 54' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 55' What an equalizer from Diego Costa!
  • 58' GOAL! Nacho scores on 58.
  • 63' It looks surprising Spain does not make any changes. William Carvalho has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 68' Portugal manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joao Mario is hanging Bruno Fernandes on the field on 68 minute.
  • 69' Portugal manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ricardo Quaresma is hanging Bernardo Silva on the field on 69 minute.
  • 70' Another change for Spain made on 70 minute. Iniesta leaves to be changed by Thiago Alcantara.
  • 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Spain team. Diego Costa is replaced by Iago Aspas on 77 minute.
  • 80' The whistle greets Goncalo Guedes as he departs to be replaced by Andre Silva.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cedric, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 86' Spain manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lucas Vazquez is hanging David Silva on the field on 86 minute.
  • 88' Goal! Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 152 goal in 519 matches.
  • The final score is 3-3.

Lineups

Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Santos

Spain Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Hierro

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.95 Portugal xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Spain xG
I would bet for: Spain or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portugal29% Draw31% Spain40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Portugal or Draw
60%
Draw or Spain
71%
Portugal or Spain
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portugal19% Draw52% Spain29%
Actual: Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
13%
0 – 1
12.6%
1 – 0
8.9%
0 – 2
8.5%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 0
4.6%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 3
3.6%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Portugal

Handicap Portugal covers Push Spain covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 16% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 23% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Portugal keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Spain keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

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