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Portugal 4–0 Spain

Wednesday 17 Nov 2010 · Lisbon, Portugal

Portugal4–0Spain

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Martins Postiga Postiga Almeida

45′1–0Carlos Martins Portugal
49′2–0Hélder Postiga Portugal
68′3–0Hélder Postiga Portugal
90′4–0Hugo Almeida Portugal

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Portugal

1EduardoGK ↓45′
2Bruno AlvesDF
5Miguel VelosoDF
6Ricardo CarvalhoDF ↓45′
13José BosingwaDF
15PepeDF
21João PereiraDF
8João MoutinhoMF
16Raul MeirelesMF
20Carlos MartinsMF● ↓63′
7Cristiano RonaldoFW ↓45′
17NaniFW ↓88′
18Hugo AlmeidaFW●
23Hélder PostigaFW●● ↓76′

Came on

22Rui Patrício↑45′
10Danny↑45′
15Manuel Fernandes↑63′
11Paulo Machado↑88′

Spain

1Iker CasillasGK
3Gerard PiquéDF ↓45′
5Carles PuyolDF ↓73′
11Joan CapdevilaDF
15Sergio RamosDF
8XaviMF ↓45′
14Xabi AlonsoMF ↓58′
16Sergio BusquetsMF
6Andrés IniestaFW ↓58′
7David VillaFW ↓45′
21David SilvaFW

Came on

10Cesc Fàbregas↑45′
4Carlos Marchena↑45′
9Fernando Torres↑45′
22Santi Cazorla↑58′
19Fernando Llorente↑58′
17Álvaro Arbeloa↑73′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Portugal: 1901 → 1928
Spain: 2174 → 2147

Expected score for Portugal: 27% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 35 of 43, 1921–2026.

Portugal wins: 8
Draws: 18
Spain wins: 17

Form either side

Portugal

Before

0–1 v Spain 29 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
4–4 v Cyprus 3 Sep 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010
0–1 v Norway 7 Sep 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010
3–1 v Denmark 8 Oct 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010
3–1 v Iceland 12 Oct 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010

After

1–2 v Argentina 9 Feb 2011 · Friendly
1–1 v Chile 26 Mar 2011 · Friendly
2–0 v Finland 29 Mar 2011 · Friendly
1–0 v Norway 4 Jun 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011
5–0 v Luxembourg 10 Aug 2011 · Friendly

Spain

Before

1–1 v Mexico 11 Aug 2010 · Friendly
4–0 v Liechtenstein 3 Sep 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010
1–4 v Argentina 7 Sep 2010 · Friendly
3–1 v Lithuania 8 Oct 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010
3–2 v Scotland 12 Oct 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010

After

1–0 v Colombia 9 Feb 2011 · Friendly
2–1 v Czech Republic 25 Mar 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011
3–1 v Lithuania 29 Mar 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011
4–0 v United States 4 Jun 2011 · Friendly
3–0 v Venezuela 7 Jun 2011 · Friendly

Every Portugal v Spain match43

From Portugal's side.


6 Jul 2026	Spain	0–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2026	Round of 16
8 Jun 2025	Spain	2–2 (won on pens)	Neutral	UEFA Nations League 2025	—
27 Sep 2022	Spain	0–1	Home	UEFA Nations League 2022	—
2 Jun 2022	Spain	1–1	Away	UEFA Nations League 2022	—
4 Jun 2021	Spain	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
7 Oct 2020	Spain	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
15 Jun 2018	Spain	3–3	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2018	Group stage
27 Jun 2012	Spain	0–0 (lost on pens)	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2012	Semi-final
17 Nov 2010	Spain	4–0	Home	Friendly	—
29 Jun 2010	Spain	0–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2010	Round of 16
20 Jun 2004	Spain	1–0	Home	UEFA Euro 2004	Group stage
6 Sep 2003	Spain	0–3	Home	Friendly	—
13 Feb 2002	Spain	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
19 Jan 1994	Spain	2–2	Away	Friendly	—
15 Jan 1992	Spain	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
16 Jan 1991	Spain	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
17 Jun 1984	Spain	1–1	Neutral	UEFA Euro 1984	Group stage
20 Jun 1981	Spain	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
26 Sep 1979	Spain	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
15 Nov 1964	Spain	2–1	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN