Skip to content

Portugal 0-1 Spain, World Cup

0–1

xG 0.63 – 1.69

Half time 0–0

Spain
  • Merino 90+1′
Kick-off
Venue
Dallas Stadium
Referee
Anthony Taylor
Attendance
70,649

Portugal 0-1 Spain. xG 0.6-1.7. Spain deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Portugal

4-2-3-1 · Roberto Martínez

Avg rating 6.70

Spain

4-2-3-1 · Luis de la Fuente

Avg rating 7.23

Costa

#1 · Goalkeeper · Portugal

90′ played

7.8

Player of the match

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Nuno Mendes

#25 · Left-back · Portugal

56′ played

6.8

Off 56′

Attack

xG
0.03

Dias

#3 · Centre-back · Portugal

90′ played

6.4

Passing

xA
0.01

Veiga

#13 · Centre-back · Portugal

90′ played

6.8

Passing

xA
0.01

Cancelo

#20 · Right-back · Portugal

71′ played

6.8

Off 71′

Passing

xA
0.01

Attack

xG
0.03

João Neves

#15 · Defensive midfielder · Portugal

90′ played

7.2

Passing

xA
0.02

Attack

xG
0.06

Vítinha

#23 · Defensive midfielder · Portugal

83′ played

6.5

Off 83′

Passing

xA
0.02

Attack

xG
0.03

João Félix

#11 · Left winger · Portugal

71′ played

6.9

Off 71′

xG
0.00

Passing

xA
0.08

Bruno Fernandes

#8 · Attacking midfielder · Portugal

90′ played

7.0

Passing

xA
0.08

Attack

xG
0.03

Pedro Neto

#18 · Right winger · Portugal

83′ played

6.5

Off 83′

xG
0.01

Passing

xA
0.07

Ronaldo

#7 · Forward · Portugal

90′ played

6.4
xG
0.28

Passing

xA
0.01

Simón

#23 · Goalkeeper · Spain

90′ played

8.4

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Cucurella

#24 · Left-back · Spain

90′ played

7.0

Passing

xA
0.01

Laporte

#14 · Centre-back · Spain

90′ played

6.8

Passing

xA
0.02

Cubarsí

#22 · Centre-back · Spain

90′ played

6.9

Passing

xA
0.02

Porro

#12 · Right-back · Spain

90′ played

7.6

Passing

xA
0.02

Attack

xG
0.01

Rodri

#16 · Defensive midfielder · Spain

90′ played

8.0

Passing

xA
0.05

Attack

xG
0.02

Pedri

#20 · Defensive midfielder · Spain

85′ played

7.0

Off 85′

Passing

xA
0.06

Attack

xG
0.06

Baena

#15 · Left winger · Spain

75′ played

7.2

Off 75′

xG
0.17

Passing

xA
0.03

Olmo

#10 · Attacking midfielder · Spain

85′ played

6.9

Off 85′

Passing

xA
0.33

Attack

xG
0.10

Lamine Yamal

#19 · Right winger · Spain

90′ played

7.5
xG
0.12

Passing

xA
0.15

Oyarzabal

#21 · Forward · Spain

89′ played

6.9

Off 90′

xG
0.65

Passing

xA
0.03

Bench

  • Semedo

    #2 · Substitute · Portugal

    34′ played

    6.0

    On 56′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Dalot

    #5 · Substitute · Portugal

    19′ played

    6.2

    On 71′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Leão

    #17 · Substitute · Portugal

    19′ played

    6.5

    On 71′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Bernardo Silva

    #10 · Substitute · Portugal

    7′ played

    On 83′

    Attack

    xG
    0.16
  • Conceição

    #26 · Substitute · Portugal

    7′ played

    On 83′

    Passing

    xA
    0.25

Bench

  • Ferran Torres

    #7 · Substitute · Spain

    15′ played

    6.7

    1 assistOn 75′

    Passing

    xA
    0.36

    Attack

    xG
    0.01
  • Merino

    #6 · Substitute · Spain

    5′ played

    1 goalOn 85′

    Attack

    xG
    0.55
  • Ruiz

    #8 · Substitute · Spain

    5′ played

    On 85′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Borja Iglesias

    #26 · Substitute · Spain

    1′ played

    On 90′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 45%Possession55%
    POG 45%, SPI 55%.
  • 0.63Expected goals (xG)1.69
    POG 0.63, SPI 1.69.
  • 0.63Non-penalty xG1.69
    POG 0.63, SPI 1.69.
  • 0.89xG on target1.46
    POG 0.89, SPI 1.46.
  • 10Shots15
    POG 10, SPI 15.
  • 2On target6
    POG 2, SPI 6.
  • 1Big chances3
    POG 1, SPI 3.
  • 427Passes530
    POG 427, SPI 530.
  • 84%Pass accuracy88%
    POG 84%, SPI 88%.
  • 3Corners7
    POG 3, SPI 7.
  • 14Tackles18
    POG 14, SPI 18.
  • 7Interceptions6
    POG 7, SPI 6.
  • 9.1PPDA (lower = more pressing)4.6
    POG 9.1, SPI 4.6.
  • 9Fouls13
    POG 9, SPI 13.
  • 2Yellow cards1
    POG 2, SPI 1.
  • 0Red cards0
    POG 0, SPI 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

PortugalSpain
  1. Substitution, Semedo (Off Nuno Mendes)
    56′
  2. Substitution, Dalot (Off João Félix / Cancelo)
    71′
  3. Substitution, Leão (Off João Félix / Cancelo)
    71′
  4. 75′
    Substitution, Ferran Torres (Off Baena)
  5. Substitution, Bernardo Silva (Off Pedro Neto / Vítinha)
    83′
  6. Substitution, Conceição (Off Pedro Neto / Vítinha)
    83′
  7. 85′
    Substitution, Merino (Off Olmo / Pedri)
  8. 85′
    Substitution, Ruiz (Off Olmo / Pedri)
  9. Yellow card, Bernardo Silva
    89′
  10. Yellow card, Veiga
    90′
  11. 90′
    Yellow card, Ferran Torres
  12. 90′
    Substitution, Borja Iglesias (Off Oyarzabal)
  13. 90+1′
    Goal, Merino (Ferran Torres)0–1

Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0

25 shots

Every shot

← SPI attack

POG attack →

Merino 90+1′Spain · Goal · Open play · Left foot0.78xGOT0.55xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Portugal0.63xG

Spain1.69xG

Full time0–1

0.00.51.01.52.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Merino 90+1′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

19Pedro Neto9Ronaldo28Dias15João Félix28Bruno Fernandes23João Neves42Veiga19Cancelo34Nuno Mendes35Vítinha20Costa

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Portugal · Starting XI until the first substitution (55')Busiest link: Costa and Veiga, 15 passes.Centralisation index 0.07: Veiga made 1.7× an even share of the passes.
16Oyarzabal68Rodri65Cubarsí31Laporte49Pedri32Simón25Lamine Yamal42Porro36Cucurella43Baena36Olmo

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Spain · Starting XI until the first substitution (74')Busiest link: Cubarsí and Rodri, 29 passes.Centralisation index 0.07: Rodri made 1.7× an even share of the passes.

Both sides spread the ball about as evenly (centralisation 0.07 and 0.07).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 68), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 29).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.