Spain Defeats Portugal 1-0 to Reach FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals
En resumen
- Spain beat Portugal 1-0 in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16, with Mikel Merino scoring the winning goal in stoppage time.
- Spain advances to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2010 and remains the only team with a clean sheet in the tournament.
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Spain defeated Portugal 1-0 in the Round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup. Mikel Merino scored the winning goal in stoppage time. Spain advances to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2010.
Spain defeated Portugal 1-0 in the Round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup match hosted by Arlington, Texas.
Mikel Merino scored the winning goal in the first minute of stoppage time in the second half. Spain will face the winner of the match between the US and Belgium, which will take place in the early morning hours of July 7.
Spain remains the only team to have kept a clean sheet in the current tournament.
The Spanish national football team has advanced to the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals for the first time since 2010, when they won the tournament. They failed to advance past the group stage in 2014 and lost in the Round of 16 in the two subsequent tournaments, first to Russia and then to Morocco. In both cases, the Spanish national team lost in a penalty shootout.
The FIFA World Cup is being held in the US, Canada, and Mexico. For the first time, 48 teams are participating. The tournament will conclude on July 19.
Preguntas abiertas
- Who will Spain play in the next round?
- What was Portugal's performance like?
