Spain vs Portugal. Who will be stronger in the Pyrenean derby?
On June 2, in the match of the 1st round of the UEFA Nations League, the national teams of Spain and Portugal will meet. The match will take place at the Benito Villamarin arena (Sevilla).
The Spanish national team in the last draw of the League of Nations showed an excellent result, the team made it to the final of the tournament, where they eventually lost to France with a score of 1:2. This event did not particularly upset the "red fury", the team calmly completed the qualification for the World Cup, having won their group. Already in the spring, Luis Enrique's wards played a series of friendly matches, showing a good result in them. In the last match, Spain on its territory did not leave a trace of the Icelandic team 5:0. Goals for the Red Fury were scored by Morata (double), Sarabia (double) and Pino.
Furies' winning streak consists of four matches.
Portugal
The Portuguese national team prematurely resigned the first champion of the League of Nations when they failed to overcome the group stage of the tournament, missing France in the playoffs . After that, the wards of Fernando Santos were able to focus on qualifying for the World Cup, but even here everything was not so simple. The Portuguese finished on the second stage in the group, thus going to the joints. Already in the transitional rounds, the “team of the elite” did not experience any problems, first breaking the resistance of the Turkish team (3:1), and then defeating North Macedonia (2:0) in the decisive match.
The upcoming match for Ronaldo and the company is the first after passing to the World Cup.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Spain vs Portugal
SpainThe Spanish national team in the last draw of the League of Nations showed an excellent result, the team made it to the final of the tournament, where they eventually lost to France with a score of 1:2. This event did not particularly upset the "red fury", the team calmly completed the qualification for the World Cup, having won their group. Already in the spring, Luis Enrique's wards played a series of friendly matches, showing a good result in them. In the last match, Spain on its territory did not leave a trace of the Icelandic team 5:0. Goals for the Red Fury were scored by Morata (double), Sarabia (double) and Pino.
Furies' winning streak consists of four matches.
Portugal
The Portuguese national team prematurely resigned the first champion of the League of Nations when they failed to overcome the group stage of the tournament, missing France in the playoffs . After that, the wards of Fernando Santos were able to focus on qualifying for the World Cup, but even here everything was not so simple. The Portuguese finished on the second stage in the group, thus going to the joints. Already in the transitional rounds, the “team of the elite” did not experience any problems, first breaking the resistance of the Turkish team (3:1), and then defeating North Macedonia (2:0) in the decisive match.
The upcoming match for Ronaldo and the company is the first after passing to the World Cup.
Spain vs Portugal facts
- The last four head-to-head matches of the national teams ended in a draw in regular time;
- Total under 2.5 played in 5 of the last 7 head-to-head matches of the national teams.
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