FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 : PORTUGAL VS SPAIN – 06/07/2026 (PHOTO – MIKEL MERINO CELEBRATES)

IF ANYONE WAS EXPECTING A MULTI-GOAL THRILLER IN THIS MATCH BETWEEN PORTUGAL VS SPAIN LAST NIGHT, THEY WERE TO BE DISAPPOINTED.  THE GAME WAS MORE INTRIGUING THAN ANYTHING, WITH BOTH SIDES PUTTING UP A STRONG AND SKILFUL DEFENSE, NOT ALLOWING THE OTHER SIDE TO BREAK THROUGH!  SPAIN MADE 522 PASSES, WITH A 91% PASS ACCURACY, (HAD 56% POSSESSION), AND 15 SHOTS WITH 6 ON-TARGET, INCLUDING A LATE STUNNER IN STOPPAGE TIME FROM MIKEL MERINO AT 90 +1 MINS.

PORTUGAL MADE 434 PASSES, WITH AN 85% PASS ACCURACY, AND HAD 10 SHOTS WITH 3 ON-TARGET, BUT NO GOALS ON THIS OCCASION (EVEN FROM CRISTIANO RONALDO THIS TIME), SO THE MATCH ENDED IN A 1 – 0 WIN TO SPAIN AND WITH PORTUGAL BEING KNOCKED OUT OF THE WORLD CUP! (PLUS, AN EXTREMELY EMOTIONAL CRISTIANO RONALDO, AS THIS MAY WELL BE HIS LAST WORLD CUP!)

WORLD CUP 2026 – PORTUGAL VS SPAIN – 06/07/2026