Portugal v Spain, 06 July 2026

Score1-0 to Spain
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Finals - Round of 16
VenueAT&T Stadium, Arlington TX
Attendance70,649

View Portugal v Spain head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm local . Head to Head Played: 42 Portugal won: 6 Drawn: 18 Spain won: 18 Portugal scored: 47 Spain scored: 78 . FIFA World Ranking: Portugal 5th, Spain 2nd . The only previous meeting in the knockout phase of a FIFA World Cup tournament was Spain’s 1-0 Round of 16 win in Cape Town, South Africa in 2010.

0 Portugal

Manager: Roberto Martínez

1 Spain

Manager: Luis de la Fuente

Goals:

Goals:

Mikel Merino 90+1 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Diogo Costa
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder João Cancelo
Defender/Midfielder João Neves
Defender/Midfielder Nuno Mendes
Defender/Midfielder Renato Veiga
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder Vitinha
Midfielder/Forward João Félix
Forward Cristiano Ronaldo (captain)

Starting lineup:

Unai Simón Goalkeeper
Aymeric Laporte Defender
Pau Cubarsí Defender
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Pedro Porro Defender/Midfielder
Rodri Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Alex Baena Midfielder
Pedri Midfielder
Dani Olmo Midfielder/Forward
Mikel Oyarzabal Midfielder/Forward
Lamine Yamal Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Nélson Semedo for Nuno Mendes 56
Diogo Dalot for João Cancelo 71
Rafael Leão for João Félix 71
Bernardo Silva for Vitinha 83
Francisco Conceição for Pedro Neto 83

Substitutions:

Ferran Torres for Alex Baena 75
Fabián Ruiz for Pedri 85
Mikel Merino for Dani Olmo 85
Borja Iglesias for Mikel Oyarzabal 90+7

Cards:

Bernardo Silva 89 Y
Renato Veiga 90+3 Y

Cards:

Ferran Torres 90+8 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Goalkeeper Rui Silva
Defender Gonçalo Inácio
Defender Nélson Semedo
Defender Tomás Araújo
Defender/Midfielder Diogo Dalot
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Midfielder Rúben Neves
Midfielder Samú Costa
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Francisco Conceição
Midfielder/Forward Gonçalo Ramos
Midfielder/Forward Rafael Leão
Midfielder/Forward Trincão
Forward Gonçalo Guedes

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Goalkeeper Joan García
Defender Álex Grimaldo
Defender Eric García
Defender Marc Pubil
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Llorente
Midfielder Fabián Ruiz
Midfielder Gavi
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder/Forward Ferran Torres
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Víctor Muñoz
Midfielder/Forward Nico Williams
Midfielder/Forward Yeremy Pino
Forward Borja Iglesias

Comments:

Portugal failed in their attempt to reach the Quarter-finals of a FIFA World Cup tournament for the third time: previously 2006 in Germany and 2022 in Qatar. . The Seleção had now lost four of their last 16 games at FIFA World Cup finals (won seven). . In his final game in charge, Roberto Martínez failed in his attempt to become the first-ever manager to eliminate the country of his birth out of a FIFA World Cup tournament during the knockout phase.

Comments:

Spain had now reached the Quarter-finals of a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time since 2010 when the won the Final against Netherlands in Cape Town, South Africa. . Excluding penalty shoot-outs, La Roja had now lost one of their last 14 games at FIFA World Cup finals (won seven). . They had now become the first nation to keep a clean sheet in six consecutive games at FIFA World Cup tournaments; previously five by Italy in 1990 and Switzerland from 2006 to 2010.

0 Portugal

Manager: Roberto Martínez

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Diogo Costa
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder João Cancelo
Defender/Midfielder João Neves
Defender/Midfielder Nuno Mendes
Defender/Midfielder Renato Veiga
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder Vitinha
Midfielder/Forward João Félix
Forward Cristiano Ronaldo (captain)

Substitutions:

Nélson Semedo for Nuno Mendes 56
Diogo Dalot for João Cancelo 71
Rafael Leão for João Félix 71
Bernardo Silva for Vitinha 83
Francisco Conceição for Pedro Neto 83

Cards:

Bernardo Silva 89 Y
Renato Veiga 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Goalkeeper Rui Silva
Defender Gonçalo Inácio
Defender Nélson Semedo
Defender Tomás Araújo
Defender/Midfielder Diogo Dalot
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Midfielder Rúben Neves
Midfielder Samú Costa
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Francisco Conceição
Midfielder/Forward Gonçalo Ramos
Midfielder/Forward Rafael Leão
Midfielder/Forward Trincão
Forward Gonçalo Guedes

Comments:

Portugal failed in their attempt to reach the Quarter-finals of a FIFA World Cup tournament for the third time: previously 2006 in Germany and 2022 in Qatar. . The Seleção had now lost four of their last 16 games at FIFA World Cup finals (won seven). . In his final game in charge, Roberto Martínez failed in his attempt to become the first-ever manager to eliminate the country of his birth out of a FIFA World Cup tournament during the knockout phase.

1 Spain

Manager: Luis de la Fuente

Goals:

Mikel Merino 90+1 G

Starting lineup:

Unai Simón Goalkeeper
Aymeric Laporte Defender
Pau Cubarsí Defender
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Pedro Porro Defender/Midfielder
Rodri Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Alex Baena Midfielder
Pedri Midfielder
Dani Olmo Midfielder/Forward
Mikel Oyarzabal Midfielder/Forward
Lamine Yamal Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Ferran Torres for Alex Baena 75
Fabián Ruiz for Pedri 85
Mikel Merino for Dani Olmo 85
Borja Iglesias for Mikel Oyarzabal 90+7

Cards:

Ferran Torres 90+8 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Goalkeeper Joan García
Defender Álex Grimaldo
Defender Eric García
Defender Marc Pubil
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Llorente
Midfielder Fabián Ruiz
Midfielder Gavi
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder/Forward Ferran Torres
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Víctor Muñoz
Midfielder/Forward Nico Williams
Midfielder/Forward Yeremy Pino
Forward Borja Iglesias

Comments:

Spain had now reached the Quarter-finals of a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time since 2010 when the won the Final against Netherlands in Cape Town, South Africa. . Excluding penalty shoot-outs, La Roja had now lost one of their last 14 games at FIFA World Cup finals (won seven). . They had now become the first nation to keep a clean sheet in six consecutive games at FIFA World Cup tournaments; previously five by Italy in 1990 and Switzerland from 2006 to 2010.