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Portugal

0–1

Spain

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Official Lineup

POR

4-2-3-1

Bench

15

2Nélson Semedo

4Tomás Araújo

14Gonçalo Inácio

10Bernardo Silva

9Gonçalo Ramos

16Francisco Trincão

19Gonçalo Guedes

26Francisco Conceição

Official Lineup

ESP

4-2-3-1

Bench

15

3Alejandro Grimaldo

5Marcos Llorente

18Martín Zubimendi

17Nico Williams

25Víctor Muñoz

26Borja Iglesias

Team news

Portugal

Changes vs last WC lineup vs Croatia 3 Jul 2026

OutRafael Leão

4-2-3-1 formation used for the 5th WC game in a row.
Unchanged goalkeeper line for the 5th WC game in a row.
Costa started their 5th consecutive WC match.
Cancelo started their 5th consecutive WC match.
Veiga started their 5th consecutive WC match.
Mendes started their 5th consecutive WC match.

Spain

Same starting XI as the last WC match.
Unchanged goalkeeper line for the 5th WC game in a row.
Simón started their 5th consecutive WC match.
Cubarsí started their 5th consecutive WC match.
Laporte started their 5th consecutive WC match.
Cucurella started their 5th consecutive WC match.

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Portugal vs Spain record

1

Portugal wins

4

Draws

4

Spain wins

9 meetings on record

LAST MEETINGS

6 Jul 2026Portugal 0–1 SpainWorld Cup
8 Jun 2025Portugal 2–2 SpainUEFA Nations League
27 Sept 2022Portugal 0–1 SpainUEFA Nations League
2 Jun 2022Spain 1–1 PortugalUEFA Nations League
4 Jun 2021Spain 0–0 PortugalFriendlies
7 Oct 2020Portugal 0–0 SpainFriendlies
15 Jun 2018Portugal 3–3 SpainWorld Cup
27 Jun 2012Portugal 0–0 SpainEuro Championship
29 Jun 2010Spain 1–0 PortugalWorld Cup

Fan predictions

6 lineups

Top fan accuracy

Anonymous10/11on Portugal

Portugal

5 predictions

Avg 9.4/11Best 10/11

100% called the 4-2-3-1 shape ✓

Just 40% had João Neves starting

60% backed Leão, left on the bench

Top scoring predictions

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Spain

1 prediction

Avg 7.0/11Best 7/11

Only 0% called the 4-2-3-1 shape

Nobody saw Alex Baena starting

100% backed Raya, left on the bench

Top scoring predictions

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About this match

Portugal vs Spain lineups

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 08:48

Confirmed lineups for Portugal vs Spain in the World Cup on 6 Jul 2026. See both teams' starting XIs, formations, who came off the bench and how the crowd predicted it.

Portugal confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Costa; Cancelo, Dias, Veiga, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha; Neto, Fernandes, Félix; Ronaldo.

Spain confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Simón; Porro, Paredes, Laporte, Cucurella; Pedri, Rodri; Yamal, Olmo, Baena; Oyarzabal.

How did Portugal and Spain line up?: Portugal confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Costa; Cancelo, Dias, Veiga, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha; Neto, Fernandes, Félix; Ronaldo. Spain confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Simón; Porro, Paredes, Laporte, Cucurella; Pedri, Rodri; Yamal, Olmo, Baena; Oyarzabal. Both confirmed starting XIs, formations and substitutes for Portugal vs Spain are shown above.
What was the score in Portugal vs Spain?: Portugal vs Spain finished 0–1 on 6 Jul 2026.

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