Portugal 3–3 Spain: 2018 World Cup match
3–3Full time
Match in one glance
PortugalSpainGoalCard
Portugal
Spain
0′HT90′FT120′
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Team comparison
PortugalSpain
31.8%Possession sequences68.2%
10Shots12
3On target5
1.44Expected goals (xG)1.66
388Passes780
82.0%Pass accuracy91.5%
19Corners17
13Fouls11
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1
Cristiano RonaldoPortugal · 3 goals1.15xG - 2DdDiego da Silva CostaSpain · 2 goals1.05xG
- 3DJDavid Josué Jiménez SilvaSpain · 0 goals0.31xG
- 4KLKléper Laveran Lima FerreiraPortugal · 0 goals0.14xG
- 5SBSergio Busquets i BurgosSpain · 0 goals0.10xG
Decisive moments
6 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group B
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-15
- Venue
- Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
- Result
- 3–3
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Portugal / SpainSpain
Diego Costa24′
Diego Costa55′
Nacho58′
Complete match timeline
PortugalSpainGoalCardSubstitution
Portugal
Spain
0′HT90′FT120′
Chance creation
xG per five minutes · larger peaks = better chancesFirst half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
14 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′2 – 1C. Ronaldo 4′ · D. Costa 24′ · C. Ronaldo 44′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 2D. Costa 55′ · Nacho 58′ · C. Ronaldo 88′
Extra time
90′–120′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Portugal
4-4-2RP
1Rui PatrícioC
21CédricP
3PepeJF
6José FonteRG
5Raphaël GuerreiroGG
17Gonçalo GuedesListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 9ASAndré Silva80′
- 10JMJoão Mário68′
- 20RQRicardo Quaresma69′
Match contributions
- Cristiano Ronaldo⚽ 3
- Bruno Fernandes▰ 28′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1RPRui PatrícioGoalkeeper
- 3PPepeCentre-back
- 5RGRaphaël GuerreiroLeft-back
- 6JFJosé FonteCentre-back
- 7Cristiano RonaldoCentre-forward
- 8JMJoão MoutinhoCentral midfielder
- 11BSBernardo SilvaRight winger
- 14WCWilliam CarvalhoCentral midfielder
- 16
Bruno FernandesLeft winger - 17GGGonçalo GuedesAttacking midfielder
- 21CCédricRight-back
Spain
4-3-3Dd
1David de GeaN
4NachoGP
3Gerard PiquéSR
15Sergio RamosJA
18Jordi AlbaSB
5Sergio BusquetsK
8KokeAI
6Andrés IniestaDS
21David SilvaI
22IscoDC
19Diego CostaListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 10TThiago70′
- 11LVLucas Vázquez86′
- 17IAIago Aspas77′
Match contributions
- Nacho⚽ 1
- Sergio Busquets▰ 17′
- Diego Costa⚽ 2
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1DdDavid de GeaGoalkeeper
- 3GPGerard PiquéCentre-back
- 4NNachoRight-back
- 5SBSergio BusquetsCentral midfielder
- 6AIAndrés IniestaLeft winger
- 8KKokeCentral midfielder
- 15SRSergio RamosCentre-back
- 18JAJordi AlbaLeft-back
- 19DCDiego CostaCentre-forward
- 21DSDavid SilvaRight winger
- 22IIscoAttacking midfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Passing network
Portugal
Spain
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Portugal
13%6%7%23%16%8%9%11%6%
Spain
13%4%8%28%17%13%6%7%4%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeGianluca Rocchi
Team comparison
PortugalSpain
31.8%Possession sequences68.2%
10Shots12
3On target5
1.44Expected goals (xG)1.66
388Passes780
82.0%Pass accuracy91.5%
19Corners17
13Fouls11
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Shot quality
1.44Portugal1.66Spain
1.44Total xG1.66
0.65Non-penalty xG1.66
0.14xG per shot0.14
3Shots on target5
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
Portugal3 goals · 10 shots · 1.44 xG
Spain3 goals · 12 shots · 1.66 xG
Passing network
Portugal
Spain
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Portugal
13%6%7%23%16%8%9%11%6%
Spain
13%4%8%28%17%13%6%7%4%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
3Goals3
10Shots12
3On target5
13Dribble attempts23
Passing
388Pass attempts780
318Completed passes714
82.0%Pass accuracy91.5%
19Corners17
Defending
15Duels21
6Interceptions12
267Pressures215
13Fouls11
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsDC
Diego CostaSpain2Goals0Assists1.05xG
DS
David SilvaSpain0Goals0Assists0.31xG
P
PepePortugal0Goals0Assists0.14xG
SB
Sergio BusquetsSpain0Goals1Assists0.10xG
Portugal
4-4-2| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristiano RonaldoStarter | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1.15 |
P PepeStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.14 |
RA Ricardo Andrade Quaresma BernardoSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.10 |
GG Gonçalo GuedesStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 |
| Bruno FernandesStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 |
RG Raphaël GuerreiroStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
WC William CarvalhoStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
C CédricStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
JM João MoutinhoStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
JF José FonteStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
RP Rui PatrícioStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
JM João Mário Naval da Costa EduardoSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Spain
4-3-3| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DC Diego CostaStarter | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.05 |
DS David SilvaStarter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.31 |
SB Sergio BusquetsStarter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.10 |
AI Andrés IniestaStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 |
IA Iago Aspas JuncalSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 |
N NachoStarter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 |
I IscoStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.03 |
SR Sergio RamosStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
JA Jordi AlbaStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
K KokeStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
GP Gerard PiquéStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
TA Thiago Alcântara do NascimentoSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Performance is shown through recorded statistics. This data source does not provide a player rating or a player-of-the-match award.
Decisive moments
6 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group B
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-15
- Venue
- Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
- Result
- 3–3
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Portugal / SpainSpain
Diego Costa24′
Diego Costa55′
Nacho58′
Data by
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Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Lineups, expected goals and shot locations on this page come from StatsBomb event data.