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Portugal vs Spain, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Round of 16

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Portugal
    FT
    0 - 1
    Spain
    • 90'+1': Mikel Merino

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    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': João Neves (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 2': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Spain).
    • 3': Attempt saved. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Diogo Costa (Portugal).
    • 7': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 9': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Pedri.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 11': Foul by João Félix (Portugal).
    • 11': Pedro Porro (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Spain). Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 12': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Unai Simón.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Diogo Costa (Portugal). Assisted by Rodri.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Álex Baena (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Diogo Costa (Portugal).
    • 16': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Diogo Costa.
    • 19': Pedro Neto (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Álex Baena (Spain).
    • 21': Offside, Portugal. Bruno Fernandes is caught offside.
    • 22': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
    • 22': Álex Baena (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 23': Delay in match for a drinks break.
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 29': Handball by Pedro Neto (Portugal).
    • 30': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Nuno Mendes.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Spain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 31': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Spain).
    • 35': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Spain).
    • 37': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Spain).
    • 37': Delay in match because of an injury João Félix (Portugal).
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 40': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Pedro Porro (Spain).
    • 40': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Álex Baena.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Nuno Mendes (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Félix.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Rodri (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Offside, Spain. Lamine Yamal is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
    • 45'+2': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+3': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Spain).
    • 45'+6': Foul by João Félix (Portugal).
    • 45'+6': Pedro Porro (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+7': First Half ends, Portugal 0, Spain 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Portugal 0, Spain 0.
    • 48': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Dani Olmo (Spain).
    • 50': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Spain).
    • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
    • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 56': Substitution, Portugal. Nélson Semedo replaces Nuno Mendes because of an injury.
    • 58': Offside, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Félix.
    • 61': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Spain).
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Pedri (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
    • 61': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Renato Veiga.
    • 62': Corner, Spain. Conceded by João Félix.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 63': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Foul by Pedri (Spain).
    • 65': Attempt saved. Álex Baena (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Diogo Costa (Portugal).
    • 68': Delay in match for a drinks break.
    • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Dalot replaces João Cancelo.
    • 71': Substitution, Portugal. Rafael Leão replaces João Félix.
    • 72': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Portugal).
    • 72': Lamine Yamal (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal by Diogo Costa (Portugal).
    • 73': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Diogo Costa.
    • 75': Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Álex Baena.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Pedri with a through ball.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.
    • 78': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
    • 79': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
    • 80': Handball by Rodri (Spain).
    • 83': Substitution, Portugal. Francisco Conceição replaces Pedro Neto.
    • 83': Substitution, Portugal. Bernardo Silva replaces Vitinha.
    • 84': Nélson Semedo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Spain).
    • 85': Substitution, Spain. Fabián Ruiz replaces Pedri.
    • 85': Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Dani Olmo.
    • 89': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Portugal).
    • 89': Mikel Merino (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Portugal).
    • 90': Mikel Merino (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Goal! Portugal 0, Spain 1. Mikel Merino (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres with a through ball.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Renato Veiga (Portugal).
    • 90'+3': Lamine Yamal (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Renato Veiga (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Francisco Conceição with a cross.
    • 90'+7': Substitution, Spain. Borja Iglesias replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.
    • 90'+8': Francisco Conceição (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+8': Foul by Ferran Torres (Spain).
    • 90'+8': Ferran Torres (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+9': Attempt missed. João Neves (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Portugal 0, Spain 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Portugal 0, Spain 1.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    7 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 5
    55.4 Possession 44.6
    15 SHOTS 10
    6 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    467 Accurate Passes 357
    530 Passes 427
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 4
    16 Crosses 13
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    33 Long Balls 52
    16 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    13 Effective Tackles 9
    18 Tackles 14
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    6 Interceptions 7
    13 Effective Clearances 23
    13 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup

    Venue: AT&T Stadium
    Location: Arlington, Texas, USA
    Attendance: 70,649

    Line-Ups

    POR Portugal (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Diogo Costa (GK)
    13 Renato Veiga Yellow Card
    3 Rúben Dias
    25 Nuno Mendes
    20 João Cancelo
    8 Bruno Fernandes
    15 João Neves
    23 Vitinha
    7 Cristiano Ronaldo
    11 João Félix
    18 Pedro Neto
    Portugal Substitutes:
    Gonçalo Inácio, Gonçalo Guedes, Matheus Nunes, Diogo Dalot, José Sá, Bernardo Silva, Nélson Semedo, Francisco Conceição, Gonçalo Ramos, Rafael Leão, Rui Silva, Tomás Araújo, Samú Costa, Francisco Trincão, Rúben Neves.

    ESP Spain (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    23 Unai Simón (GK)
    14 Aymeric Laporte
    22 Pau Cubarsí
    24 Marc Cucurella
    12 Pedro Porro
    10 Dani Olmo
    20 Pedri
    16 Rodri
    21 Mikel Oyarzabal
    15 Álex Baena
    19 Lamine Yamal
    Spain Substitutes:
    Mikel Merino, Eric García, Borja Iglesias, David Raya, Nico Williams, Martín Zubimendi, Marc Pubill, Ferran Torres, Marcos Llorente, Alejandro Grimaldo, Víctor Muñoz, Gavi, Yéremy Pino, Joan García, Fabián Ruiz.

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