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Portugal and Spain meet in their 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match on Monday, July 6, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. ET from Dallas Stadium.
Portugal advanced from Group K with a 1-0-2 record through three matches, drawing 1-1 with DR Congo in their opener, beating Uzbekistan 5-0 in their second group match and drawing 0-0 with Colombia in their third. In the Round of 32, Portugal defeated Croatia 2-1 on a stoppage-time header by Gonçalo Ramos after Cristiano Ronaldo converted a penalty in the 68th minute to level the match. Ronaldo is up to 3 goals in this year’s World Cup.
Spain topped Group H with a 2-0-1 record and have kept clean sheets in all four of their matches so far, beating Saudi Arabia 4-0 and Uruguay 1-0 before defeating Austria 3-0 in the Round of 32. Mikel Oyarzabal has found th net four times in the tournament so far. The winner of this match will square off in the quarterfinals against the winner of the USMNT and Belgium.
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Portugal turning Spain’s possession into transition chances is the key thing to watch on Monday.
Portugal has been dangerous all tournament when it wins the ball and gets forward fast. Four matches in, Portugal has regained possession 24 times in the final third and already has one counterattack goal. Cristiano Ronaldo finishes those chances. Bruno Fernandes drives them. Portugal showed exactly that kind of late punch against Croatia.
Spain doesn’t let many teams play that way. Spain is averaging 68 minutes of possession time and 228.8 passes in the final third per match, and it still has a perfect defensive record in this tournament. Control those zones and Portugal spends the day chasing shadows. Disrupt Rodri and Pedri early, though, and this game opens up fast.
Watch the first few Portuguese ball wins in midfield. That’s where the real shape of this match starts to show.
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The Real Sociedad forward was on the wrong end of unflattering headlines following Spain’s opening 0-0 draw with Cape Verde as Oyarzabal played the first 30 minutes without touching the ball. Since then, however, he has four goals in four games. Since the start of 2025, he has scored 16 goals in 16 caps for Spain. For Spain, he is the key to a victory in this game, and stopping him is Portugal’s top priority.
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