Curiosities for the Spanish-Portugal match
(8 years ago)* In four overall precedents with these two nationals in each other, 4 goals were scored between the World and Europeans in all. * For Portugal, this is the seventh in World History, fifth in a row, while in the next 15 precedents, they were only part of the tournament on two occasions. * [...]
* In four overall precedents with these two nationals in each other, 4 goals were scored between the World and Europeans in all. * For Portugal, this is the seventh in World History, fifth in a row, while in the next 15 precedents, they were only part of the tournament on two occasions.
* Portugal will prove to be the fourth national to succeed in winning Europe and the World. Only Western Germany (Euro 1972, World Cup 1974), France (Cupe 1998, Euro 2000) and Spain (Euro 2008, World Cup 2010 and Euro 2012).
* Portugal has lost only one of the last nine matches of a World Group (0-4 against Germany in 2014), while winning five and equalizing three.
* Only one of the 43 goals Portugal numbers in a world has come from outside the area. He belongs to Deco against Iran in 2006.
* England and Spain (three goals each) alone have suffered less than Portugal (four), the eliminations that led to the 2018 World.
* None of Spain's last 14 meetings in a world has ended in a match (10 victory and 4 defeat).
* Spain, along with Belgium, England, and Germany, have been the only national ones to have arrived at this World Cup as invincible with 9 victories and 1 draw.