Portugal take on group a winners uruguay on saturday night. Spain started their 2018 international warm up matches for the world cup. England will be happy with their draw while spain face portugal in an iberian derby fri, dec 1, 2017, 17. Spain will battle it out with portugal for top spot in group b, with morocco and iran filling out the other two positions. The world cup knockout fixtures are slowly coming together as the first batch of teams qualify wrap up their group stage. Iran, who have had an extremely positive start to their world cup campaign will look to cause an upset in their next two fixtures against heavyweights spain and portugal. It began on 18 december 1921, when portugal lost 31 to spain at madrid in their first ever international friendly game.
Manager fernando santos has been in charge of portugal since 2014, when t. Portugal are in group b at the world cup, which starts in russia on 14 june along with former champions spain, morocco and iran. We give portugal s 2018 world cup squad the thorough analysis it deserves below. The 2014 world cup winner is in group f consisting of mexico, sweden and korea republic fifa world cup. Cristiano ronaldo continued his sensational start to the world cup with the winner as portugal knocked morocco out of the tournament. When spain regain possession, pepe takes a sly shortcut through the back of diego costas achilles. Portugal will take part in their seventh world cup this summer. Diego costa then twisted and turned away from two portugal. Cristiano ronaldo scored a mighty hattrick to earn portugal a draw in a classic match against a very impressive. Cristiano ronaldo scored a mighty hattrick to earn portugal a draw in a classic match against a very impressive spain.
Portugal portugal results, fixtures, squad, statistics. Portugal portugal results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news soccerway. Portugal scores, results and fixtures on bbc sport, including live football scores, goals and goal scorers. World cup group b results, standings table, match fixtures, dates. Who will spain and portugal face next in the world cup. The 2018 world cup kicked off in russia today, with a starstudded opening ceremony and a thumping victory for the host nations first game. Portugal world cup fixtures, squad, group, guide world soccer. This is your guide to everything you need to know about the players who will be representing their country at the. Portugal take on spain at world cup 2022 on friday june 15th and weve made it easy for you to bet on portugal v spain at the best odds that sportsbooks offer portugal v spain odds. The portugalspain football rivalry is one of the oldest football rivalries at a national level.
Portugal world cup fixtures, squad, group, guide world. Cristiano ronaldo remains the talisman of portugal and he will be desperate for one last surge in what is likely to be his final world cup. Spain and portugal met in 1950 fifa world cup qualification round with. Portugal lost their first matches, with their first draw 22 only coming in 1926. Portugal kicked off their 2018 international friendlies on the 23rd of march against egypt and mohamed salah. In group b, the 2010 world cup champions, won only one match and drew the other two. A dramatic final night in group b saw spain and portugal secure their places in the world cup last16 while iran missed out. Complete world cup 2018 guide including every match fixture, kickoff time, tv channel, venue and more sure we do group a fixtures teams.
Ronaldos hat trick lifts portugal to 33 draw with spain. Portugal salvaged a draw against spain because of ronaldo getty images. Cristiano ronaldo scored a dramatic late freekick to complete his first world cup hattrick and rescue a point for portugal after a thrilling 33 draw against spain in sochi. The 2010 fifa world cup was the 19th fifa world cup, the world championship for mens national association football teams. The fifa world cup 2018 is scheduled to be held in russia from june 14 to july 15, 2018. They then lost to the netherlands three days later. Spain begin their world cup campaign against portugal on friday in a match live on bbc one 19. Spain have won one world cup and two euros finals since 2008, while portugal are the reigning european champions following their victory in france two years ago goal takes a look at the rundown. Visit espn to view portugal match results from all competitions, along with a seasonbyseason archive. Germany will face mexico in the group stage of the 2018 world cup, and cristiano ronaldos portugal will open against neighbours spain, after fifa conducted the draw in moscow on friday.
The most recentlyplayed world cup fixture in this group is portugal spain, as the two teams came up against each other in the round of 16 at south africa 2010. Portugal world cup fixtures, squad, group, guide after winning the. The two teams had met in 35 previous matches, including in the round of 16 of the 2010 world cup, won by spain 10 cristiano ronaldo scored with an early penalty, winning it after he was fouled by nacho inside the box. A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11 cities. The world cup finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715. Im trying to think of better matches in the first group stage. Take a look at the four teams drawn in group b which offers a lipsmacking showdown between fancied iberian neighbours spain and portugal fifa world cup 2018. Spain world cup fixtures, squad, group, guide world soccer. Portugal world cup 2018 team guide fixtures, key player.
Lopetegui was named spain boss in 2016 and was unbeaten during his time in charge. Portugal have just one win over their neighbours spain in a major tournament, having first played each other in 1921. Cristiano ronaldo produced one of the great world cup performances as his dramatic late freekick earned portugal a draw with spain in a classic encounter in sochi. The referee played a good advantage but should have gone back to book silva.
Though spain and portugal were on same points, spain. Cristiano ronaldo is set to star in the group b game between. The table below shows which sportsbooks offer best odds for a portugal win h, a win for spain. Full group stage draw and fixtures for the 2018 world cup. World cup 2018 group b goals, match report a hattrick from ronaldo, a brace from diego costa and a cracker from nacho saw spain and portugal play out a world class game at the. Spain take on hosts russia in the round of 16, while portugal face uruguay. Spain and portugal have played out what will surely be a contender for game of the world cup. World cup as it happened cristiano ronaldo scored a mighty hattrick to earn portugal a draw in a classic match against a very impressive spain updated. The spanish camp will have been disappointed with their draw to portugal in the opening game of the 2018 world cup, but a victory here against iran should be enough to see.
Portugal kicked off their 2018 international friendlies on the 23rd of march against egypt and mohamed salah and a 21 win. The world s football governing body, fifa, completed the draw for the 2018 world cup in russia. Portugal have appeared in the finals of the fifa world cup. Portugal head up group b, which contains their iberian rivals spain, along with morocco and iran. Everything you need to know about the fifa world cup 2018 group b matches between portugal, spain, morocco and iran. Oguchi onyewu recounts the usmnts incisive victory over spain in the 2009 confederations cup. European champions spain survived a stern test from portugal to book their place in the quarterfinals of the world cup through david villas goal. In all, nine bids, including two joint bids, have been submitted.