Portugal host Spain in the World Cup 2026 on 6 July 2026, Monday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 20:00 UK Time.
Portugal and Spain meet in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 at Dallas Stadium in Arlington on Monday 6 July, with kick-off at 3pm Eastern and 8pm in the United Kingdom. Neighbours and old rivals, the two Iberian sides collide in the standout tie of the round, a rematch of the 2025 Nations League final that Portugal won on penalties, with a place in the quarterfinals at stake.
The contrast in mood could hardly be sharper. Spain arrive as one of the tournament favourites after a flawless run, while Portugal have stumbled through an uneven campaign and needed a late comeback to survive the last round. Quality runs through both squads, but form and momentum sit firmly with La Roja.
Portugal have yet to find their rhythm at this tournament. They finished second in Group K behind Colombia after a surprising 1-1 draw with DR Congo, a 5-0 rout of Uzbekistan in which Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score at six World Cups, and a goalless draw with Colombia in which their talisman was booed and starved of service. Their Round of 32 tie with Croatia followed a familiar script, Roberto Martinez’s side trailing before Ronaldo levelled from the penalty spot and substitute Goncalo Ramos headed a late winner in a 2-1 comeback.
For all the uncertainty, Portugal carry genuine firepower and big-game pedigree. Ronaldo, at 41 and on what looks like his final World Cup, remains a threat in the box, with Bruno Fernandes supplying the creativity and set-piece delivery and Vitinha and Joao Neves controlling midfield. Diogo Costa has been reliable in goal, and Martinez has proven match-winners on his bench. The concern is that they have not yet blended all that talent into a settled side, though they did beat Spain in the Nations League final only twelve months ago.
Spain have looked every inch the tournament’s team to beat. Ranked second in the world, they topped Group H without conceding, drawing 0-0 with Cabo Verde before beating Saudi Arabia 4-0 and Uruguay 1-0, then swept Austria aside 3-0 in the Round of 32 through a Mikel Oyarzabal double and a Pedro Porro strike. Four matches, four clean sheets, and an unbeaten run in normal time that now stretches to 28 games since March 2024.
Luis de la Fuente’s side blend control and cutting edge. Rodri, the captain and reigning Ballon d’Or winner, and Pedri run the midfield, 19-year-old Pau Cubarsi has anchored the meanest defence in the competition, and Lamine Yamal, fully recovered from a hamstring problem, provides the moments of magic from the right. Oyarzabal has been the most clinical forward on show. Nico Williams is being managed through a minor issue but is expected to feature, and Spain’s strength in depth gives them options Portugal will struggle to match.
The best bet for this match is Spain to win at odds of 1.97. La Roja have been the more complete and consistent side throughout the tournament, with more quality across the pitch, a clear tactical identity and a defence that has yet to be breached. Portugal have flashes of brilliance and beat Spain in last year’s Nations League final, but their uneven form and reliance on individual moments make Spain the more convincing outcome over ninety minutes.
Mikel Oyarzabal to score anytime also appeals at 2.40. The Real Sociedad forward has been Spain’s most clinical attacker, scoring twice against Austria and offering a reliable focal point to the movement of Yamal and Nico Williams around him. Against a Portugal defence that has looked less than watertight, he shapes up as one of the likeliest players to find the net.
Our correct score prediction is Spain 2-0 at 9.50. Spain’s clean-sheet record suggests they can keep Portugal at arm’s length, and their attacking quality should be enough to build a controlled lead. A composed, two-goal Spanish win without reply stands out as the most realistic outcome in a tie where their defensive solidity could prove decisive.
| Portugal | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 4 | 4 |
| Wins | 2 | 3 |
| Draws | 2 | 1 |
| Loss | 0 | 0 |
| Goals For | 8 | 8 |
| Goals Against | 2 | 0 |
| Portugal | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 3 | 1 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | 0 |
| Loss | 0 | 0 |
| Goals For | 8 | 1 |
| Goals Against | 2 | 0 |
|
03.07.26
|
Portugal Croatia |
2-1 |
|
28.06.26
|
Colombia Portugal |
0-0 |
|
23.06.26
|
Portugal Uzbekistan |
5-0 |
|
17.06.26
|
Portugal DR Congo |
1-1 |
|
10.06.26
|
Portugal Nigeria |
2-1 |
|
06.06.26
|
Portugal Chile |
2-1 |
|
01.04.26
|
USA Portugal |
0-2 |
|
29.03.26
|
Mexico Portugal |
0-0 |
|
16.11.25
|
Portugal Armenia |
9-1 |
|
13.11.25
|
Ireland Portugal |
2-0 |
|
14.10.25
|
Portugal Hungary |
2-2 |
|
11.10.25
|
Portugal Ireland |
1-0 |
|
09.09.25
|
Hungary Portugal |
2-3 |
|
06.09.25
|
Armenia Portugal |
0-5 |
|
08.06.25
|
Portugal Spain (Penalties:5 - 3) |
2-2 |
|
04.06.25
|
Germany Portugal |
1-2 |
|
23.03.25
|
Portugal Denmark |
5-2 |
|
20.03.25
|
Denmark Portugal |
1-0 |
|
18.11.24
|
Croatia Portugal |
1-1 |
|
15.11.24
|
Portugal Poland |
5-1 |
|
15.10.24
|
Scotland Portugal |
0-0 |
|
12.10.24
|
Poland Portugal |
1-3 |
|
08.09.24
|
Portugal Scotland |
2-1 |
|
05.09.24
|
Portugal Croatia |
2-1 |
|
05.07.24
|
Portugal France (Penalties:3 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
01.07.24
|
Portugal Slovenia (Penalties:3 - 0) |
0-0 |
|
26.06.24
|
Georgia Portugal |
2-0 |
|
22.06.24
|
Turkey Portugal |
0-3 |
|
18.06.24
|
Portugal Czech Republic |
2-1 |
|
11.06.24
|
Portugal Ireland |
3-0 |
|
08.06.24
|
Portugal Croatia |
1-2 |
|
04.06.24
|
Portugal Finland |
4-2 |
|
26.03.24
|
Slovenia Portugal |
2-0 |
|
21.03.24
|
Portugal Sweden |
5-2 |
|
19.11.23
|
Portugal Iceland |
2-0 |
|
16.11.23
|
Liechtenstein Portugal |
0-2 |
|
16.10.23
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Portugal |
0-5 |
|
13.10.23
|
Portugal Slovakia |
3-2 |
|
11.09.23
|
Portugal Luxembourg |
9-0 |
|
08.09.23
|
Slovakia Portugal |
0-1 |
|
20.06.23
|
Iceland Portugal |
0-1 |
|
17.06.23
|
Portugal Bosnia & Herzegovina |
3-0 |
|
26.03.23
|
Luxembourg Portugal |
0-6 |
|
23.03.23
|
Portugal Liechtenstein |
4-0 |
|
10.12.22
|
Morocco Portugal |
1-0 |
|
06.12.22
|
Portugal Switzerland |
6-1 |
|
02.12.22
|
South Korea Portugal |
2-1 |
|
28.11.22
|
Portugal Uruguay |
2-0 |
|
24.11.22
|
Portugal Ghana |
3-2 |
|
17.11.22
|
Portugal Nigeria |
4-0 |
|
02.07.26
|
Portugal Croatia |
2-1 |
|
23.06.26
|
Portugal Uzbekistan |
5-0 |
|
17.06.26
|
Portugal DR Congo |
1-1 |
|
10.06.26
|
Portugal Nigeria |
2-1 |
|
06.06.26
|
Portugal Chile |
2-1 |
|
16.11.25
|
Portugal Armenia |
9-1 |
|
14.10.25
|
Portugal Hungary |
2-2 |
|
11.10.25
|
Portugal Ireland |
1-0 |
|
08.06.25
|
Portugal Spain (Penalties:5 - 3) |
2-2 |
|
23.03.25
|
Portugal Denmark |
5-2 |
|
15.11.24
|
Portugal Poland |
5-1 |
|
08.09.24
|
Portugal Scotland |
2-1 |
|
05.09.24
|
Portugal Croatia |
2-1 |
|
05.07.24
|
Portugal France (Penalties:3 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
01.07.24
|
Portugal Slovenia (Penalties:3 - 0) |
0-0 |
|
18.06.24
|
Portugal Czech Republic |
2-1 |
|
11.06.24
|
Portugal Ireland |
3-0 |
|
08.06.24
|
Portugal Croatia |
1-2 |
|
04.06.24
|
Portugal Finland |
4-2 |
|
21.03.24
|
Portugal Sweden |
5-2 |
|
19.11.23
|
Portugal Iceland |
2-0 |
|
13.10.23
|
Portugal Slovakia |
3-2 |
|
11.09.23
|
Portugal Luxembourg |
9-0 |
|
17.06.23
|
Portugal Bosnia & Herzegovina |
3-0 |
|
23.03.23
|
Portugal Liechtenstein |
4-0 |
|
06.12.22
|
Portugal Switzerland |
6-1 |
|
28.11.22
|
Portugal Uruguay |
2-0 |
|
24.11.22
|
Portugal Ghana |
3-2 |
|
17.11.22
|
Portugal Nigeria |
4-0 |
|
27.09.22
|
Portugal Spain |
0-1 |
|
09.06.22
|
Portugal Czech Republic |
2-0 |
|
05.06.22
|
Portugal Switzerland |
4-0 |
|
29.03.22
|
Portugal North Macedonia |
2-0 |
|
24.03.22
|
Portugal Turkey |
3-1 |
|
14.11.21
|
Portugal Serbia |
1-2 |
|
12.10.21
|
Portugal Luxembourg |
5-0 |
|
09.10.21
|
Portugal Qatar |
3-0 |
|
01.09.21
|
Portugal Ireland |
2-1 |
|
23.06.21
|
Portugal France |
2-2 |
|
19.06.21
|
Portugal Germany |
2-4 |
|
09.06.21
|
Portugal Israel |
4-0 |
|
24.03.21
|
Portugal Azerbaijan |
1-0 |
|
14.11.20
|
Portugal France |
0-1 |
|
11.11.20
|
Portugal Andorra |
7-0 |
|
14.10.20
|
Portugal Sweden |
3-0 |
|
07.10.20
|
Portugal Spain |
0-0 |
|
05.09.20
|
Portugal Croatia |
4-1 |
|
14.11.19
|
Portugal Lithuania |
6-0 |
|
11.10.19
|
Portugal Luxembourg |
3-0 |
|
25.03.19
|
Portugal Serbia |
1-1 |
|
27.06.26
|
Colombia Portugal |
0-0 |
|
31.03.26
|
USA Portugal |
0-2 |
|
29.03.26
|
Mexico Portugal |
0-0 |
|
13.11.25
|
Ireland Portugal |
2-0 |
|
09.09.25
|
Hungary Portugal |
2-3 |
|
06.09.25
|
Armenia Portugal |
0-5 |
|
04.06.25
|
Germany Portugal |
1-2 |
|
20.03.25
|
Denmark Portugal |
1-0 |
|
18.11.24
|
Croatia Portugal |
1-1 |
|
15.10.24
|
Scotland Portugal |
0-0 |
|
12.10.24
|
Poland Portugal |
1-3 |
|
26.06.24
|
Georgia Portugal |
2-0 |
|
22.06.24
|
Turkey Portugal |
0-3 |
|
26.03.24
|
Slovenia Portugal |
2-0 |
|
16.11.23
|
Liechtenstein Portugal |
0-2 |
|
16.10.23
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Portugal |
0-5 |
|
08.09.23
|
Slovakia Portugal |
0-1 |
|
20.06.23
|
Iceland Portugal |
0-1 |
|
26.03.23
|
Luxembourg Portugal |
0-6 |
|
10.12.22
|
Morocco Portugal |
1-0 |
|
02.12.22
|
South Korea Portugal |
2-1 |
|
24.09.22
|
Czech Republic Portugal |
0-4 |
|
12.06.22
|
Switzerland Portugal |
1-0 |
|
02.06.22
|
Spain Portugal |
1-1 |
|
11.11.21
|
Ireland Portugal |
0-0 |
|
07.09.21
|
Azerbaijan Portugal |
0-3 |
|
04.09.21
|
Qatar Portugal |
1-3 |
|
27.06.21
|
Belgium Portugal |
1-0 |
|
15.06.21
|
Hungary Portugal |
0-3 |
|
04.06.21
|
Spain Portugal |
0-0 |
|
30.03.21
|
Luxembourg Portugal |
1-3 |
|
27.03.21
|
Serbia Portugal |
2-2 |
|
17.11.20
|
Croatia Portugal |
2-3 |
|
11.10.20
|
France Portugal |
0-0 |
|
08.09.20
|
Sweden Portugal |
0-2 |
|
17.11.19
|
Luxembourg Portugal |
0-2 |
|
14.10.19
|
Ukraine Portugal |
2-1 |
|
10.09.19
|
Lithuania Portugal |
1-5 |
|
07.09.19
|
Serbia Portugal |
2-4 |
|
14.10.18
|
Scotland Portugal |
1-3 |
|
25.06.18
|
Iran Portugal |
1-1 |
|
24.06.17
|
New Zealand Portugal |
0-4 |
|
02.07.26
|
Spain Austria |
3-0 |
|
27.06.26
|
Uruguay Spain |
0-1 |
|
21.06.26
|
Spain Saudi Arabia |
4-0 |
|
15.06.26
|
Spain Cape Verde |
0-0 |
|
09.06.26
|
Peru Spain |
1-3 |
|
04.06.26
|
Spain Iraq |
1-1 |
|
31.03.26
|
Spain Egypt |
0-0 |
|
27.03.26
|
Spain Serbia |
3-0 |
|
18.11.25
|
Spain Turkey |
2-2 |
|
15.11.25
|
Georgia Spain |
0-4 |
|
14.10.25
|
Spain Bulgaria |
4-0 |
|
11.10.25
|
Spain Georgia |
2-0 |
|
07.09.25
|
Turkey Spain |
0-6 |
|
04.09.25
|
Bulgaria Spain |
0-3 |
|
08.06.25
|
Portugal Spain (Penalties:5 - 3) |
2-2 |
|
05.06.25
|
Spain France |
5-4 |
|
23.03.25
|
Spain Netherlands (Penalties:5 - 4) |
3-3 |
|
20.03.25
|
Netherlands Spain |
2-2 |
|
18.11.24
|
Spain Switzerland |
3-2 |
|
15.11.24
|
Denmark Spain |
1-2 |
|
15.10.24
|
Spain Serbia |
3-0 |
|
12.10.24
|
Spain Denmark |
1-0 |
|
08.09.24
|
Switzerland Spain |
1-4 |
|
05.09.24
|
Serbia Spain |
0-0 |
|
14.07.24
|
Spain England |
2-1 |
|
09.07.24
|
Spain France |
2-1 |
|
05.07.24
|
Spain Germany |
2-1 |
|
30.06.24
|
Spain Georgia |
4-1 |
|
24.06.24
|
Albania Spain |
0-1 |
|
20.06.24
|
Spain Italy |
1-0 |
|
15.06.24
|
Spain Croatia |
3-0 |
|
08.06.24
|
Spain Northern Ireland |
5-1 |
|
05.06.24
|
Spain Andorra |
5-0 |
|
26.03.24
|
Spain Brazil |
3-3 |
|
22.03.24
|
Spain Colombia |
0-1 |
|
19.11.23
|
Spain Georgia |
3-1 |
|
16.11.23
|
Cyprus Spain |
1-3 |
|
15.10.23
|
Norway Spain |
0-1 |
|
12.10.23
|
Spain Scotland |
2-0 |
|
12.09.23
|
Spain Cyprus |
6-0 |
|
08.09.23
|
Georgia Spain |
1-7 |
|
18.06.23
|
Croatia Spain (Penalties:4 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
15.06.23
|
Spain Italy |
2-1 |
|
28.03.23
|
Scotland Spain |
2-0 |
|
25.03.23
|
Spain Norway |
3-0 |
|
06.12.22
|
Morocco Spain (Penalties:3 - 0) |
0-0 |
|
01.12.22
|
Japan Spain |
2-1 |
|
27.11.22
|
Spain Germany |
1-1 |
|
23.11.22
|
Spain Costa Rica |
7-0 |
|
17.11.22
|
Jordan Spain |
1-3 |
|
02.07.26
|
Spain Austria |
3-0 |
|
21.06.26
|
Spain Saudi Arabia |
4-0 |
|
15.06.26
|
Spain Cape Verde |
0-0 |
|
04.06.26
|
Spain Iraq |
1-1 |
|
31.03.26
|
Spain Egypt |
0-0 |
|
27.03.26
|
Spain Serbia |
3-0 |
|
18.11.25
|
Spain Turkey |
2-2 |
|
14.10.25
|
Spain Bulgaria |
4-0 |
|
11.10.25
|
Spain Georgia |
2-0 |
|
05.06.25
|
Spain France |
5-4 |
|
23.03.25
|
Spain Netherlands (Penalties:5 - 4) |
3-3 |
|
18.11.24
|
Spain Switzerland |
3-2 |
|
15.10.24
|
Spain Serbia |
3-0 |
|
12.10.24
|
Spain Denmark |
1-0 |
|
14.07.24
|
Spain England |
2-1 |
|
09.07.24
|
Spain France |
2-1 |
|
05.07.24
|
Spain Germany |
2-1 |
|
30.06.24
|
Spain Georgia |
4-1 |
|
20.06.24
|
Spain Italy |
1-0 |
|
15.06.24
|
Spain Croatia |
3-0 |
|
08.06.24
|
Spain Northern Ireland |
5-1 |
|
05.06.24
|
Spain Andorra |
5-0 |
|
26.03.24
|
Spain Brazil |
3-3 |
|
22.03.24
|
Spain Colombia |
0-1 |
|
19.11.23
|
Spain Georgia |
3-1 |
|
12.10.23
|
Spain Scotland |
2-0 |
|
12.09.23
|
Spain Cyprus |
6-0 |
|
15.06.23
|
Spain Italy |
2-1 |
|
25.03.23
|
Spain Norway |
3-0 |
|
27.11.22
|
Spain Germany |
1-1 |
|
23.11.22
|
Spain Costa Rica |
7-0 |
|
24.09.22
|
Spain Switzerland |
1-2 |
|
12.06.22
|
Spain Czech Republic |
2-0 |
|
02.06.22
|
Spain Portugal |
1-1 |
|
29.03.22
|
Spain Iceland |
5-0 |
|
26.03.22
|
Spain Albania |
2-1 |
|
14.11.21
|
Spain Sweden |
1-0 |
|
10.10.21
|
Spain France |
1-2 |
|
05.09.21
|
Spain Georgia |
4-0 |
|
19.06.21
|
Spain Poland |
1-1 |
|
14.06.21
|
Spain Sweden |
0-0 |
|
08.06.21
|
Spain Lithuania |
4-0 |
|
04.06.21
|
Spain Portugal |
0-0 |
|
31.03.21
|
Spain Kosovo |
3-1 |
|
25.03.21
|
Spain Greece |
1-1 |
|
17.11.20
|
Spain Germany |
6-0 |
|
10.10.20
|
Spain Switzerland |
1-0 |
|
06.09.20
|
Spain Ukraine |
4-0 |
|
18.11.19
|
Spain Romania |
5-0 |
|
15.11.19
|
Spain Malta |
7-0 |
|
27.06.26
|
Uruguay Spain |
0-1 |
|
09.06.26
|
Peru Spain |
1-3 |
|
15.11.25
|
Georgia Spain |
0-4 |
|
07.09.25
|
Turkey Spain |
0-6 |
|
04.09.25
|
Bulgaria Spain |
0-3 |
|
08.06.25
|
Portugal Spain (Penalties:5 - 3) |
2-2 |
|
20.03.25
|
Netherlands Spain |
2-2 |
|
15.11.24
|
Denmark Spain |
1-2 |
|
08.09.24
|
Switzerland Spain |
1-4 |
|
05.09.24
|
Serbia Spain |
0-0 |
|
24.06.24
|
Albania Spain |
0-1 |
|
16.11.23
|
Cyprus Spain |
1-3 |
|
15.10.23
|
Norway Spain |
0-1 |
|
08.09.23
|
Georgia Spain |
1-7 |
|
18.06.23
|
Croatia Spain (Penalties:4 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
28.03.23
|
Scotland Spain |
2-0 |
|
06.12.22
|
Morocco Spain (Penalties:3 - 0) |
0-0 |
|
01.12.22
|
Japan Spain |
2-1 |
|
17.11.22
|
Jordan Spain |
1-3 |
|
27.09.22
|
Portugal Spain |
0-1 |
|
09.06.22
|
Switzerland Spain |
0-1 |
|
05.06.22
|
Czech Republic Spain |
2-2 |
|
11.11.21
|
Greece Spain |
0-1 |
|
06.10.21
|
Italy Spain |
1-2 |
|
08.09.21
|
Kosovo Spain |
0-2 |
|
02.09.21
|
Sweden Spain |
2-1 |
|
06.07.21
|
Italy Spain (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
02.07.21
|
Switzerland Spain (Penalties:1 - 3) |
1-1 |
|
28.06.21
|
Croatia Spain |
3-5 |
|
23.06.21
|
Slovakia Spain |
0-5 |
|
28.03.21
|
Georgia Spain |
1-2 |
|
14.11.20
|
Switzerland Spain |
1-1 |
|
11.11.20
|
Netherlands Spain |
1-1 |
|
13.10.20
|
Ukraine Spain |
1-0 |
|
07.10.20
|
Portugal Spain |
0-0 |
|
03.09.20
|
Germany Spain |
1-1 |
|
15.10.19
|
Sweden Spain |
1-1 |
|
12.10.19
|
Norway Spain |
1-1 |
|
05.09.19
|
Romania Spain |
1-2 |
|
07.06.19
|
Faroe Islands Spain |
1-4 |
|
26.03.19
|
Malta Spain |
0-2 |
|
08.06.2025
|
Portugal Spain (Penalties:5 - 3) |
2-2
|
|
27.09.2022
|
Portugal Spain |
0-1
|
|
02.06.2022
|
Spain Portugal |
1-1
|
|
04.06.2021
|
Spain Portugal |
0-0
|
|
07.10.2020
|
Portugal Spain |
0-0
|
|
08.06.2025
|
Portugal Spain (Penalties:5 - 3) |
2-2
|
|
27.09.2022
|
Portugal Spain |
0-1
|
|
07.10.2020
|
Portugal Spain |
0-0
|
|
15.06.2018
|
Portugal Spain |
3-3
|
|
27.06.2012
|
Portugal Spain (Penalties:2 - 4) |
0-0
|