Sunday , 4 October 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
2
Portugal 6 games · Avg 2.8 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 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

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 . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 4' Against the run of play, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 9' It looks surprising Portugal does not make any changes. Diego Costa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 14' The energy levels are beginning to show. Fernando Santos might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 17' A moment of madness from Busquets on 17 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Spain will be frustrated.
  • 22' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 24' The deadlock is broken! Diego Costa gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
  • 28' Bruno Fernandes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 33' Over 33 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 38' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portugal and Spain are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 43' Spain is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 44' A goal from the Portugal international Cristiano Ronaldo! He fires home on 44 to make it 2-1!
  • 49' Portugal currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 54' Spain are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' Against the run of play, Diego Costa has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 58' A stunning finish from Nacho — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 63' William Carvalho needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 68' Joao Mario has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bruno Fernandes on 68 minute.
  • 69' The whistle greets Bernardo Silva as he departs to be replaced by Ricardo Quaresma.
  • 70' Another substitution for Spain to replace Iniesta by Thiago Alcantara on 70 minute.
  • 75' Spain international Lucas Vazquez has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 77' Another substitution for Spain to replace Diego Costa by Iago Aspas on 77 minute.
  • 80' The Portugal bench stirs into life. Goncalo Guedes is withdrawn and Andre Silva gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Joao Moutinho has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 86' Lucas Vazquez is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Silva at the 86 minute mark.
  • 88' GOAL! Cristiano Ronaldo scores on 88.
  • It finishes all square. Portugal and Spain share the spoils 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.