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The Portugal–Spain football rivalry (also known as The Iberian Derby) is one of the oldest football rivalries at a national level. It began on 19 December 1921, when Portugal lost 1–3 to Spain at Madrid in their first ever international friendly game. Portugal lost their first matches, with their first draw (2–2) only coming in 1926.
It began on 12 June and was completed on 20 June. The group consisted of hosts Portugal, Spain, Russia and Greece. Portugal won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals, along with Greece. Spain and Russia failed to advance. Greece and Portugal faced each other again in the tournament final, with Greece again emerging victorious.
2018 postage stamp from Russia depicting group B of the 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage. Group B of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 15 to 25 June 2018. [1] The group consisted of Portugal, Spain, Morocco, and Iran.
Portugal now needed two goals to take the game to extra time; Hélder Postiga pulled one back, but Germany were able to hang on to qualify for the semi-finals for the first time since 1996. The second quarter-final was between Croatia and Turkey , and was a less high scoring affair.
Spain advanced to play Portugal (runner-up of Group G) in the round of 16.; Chile advanced to play Brazil (winner of Group G) in the round of 16.; Switzerland would wind up being the first team since Norway in 1994 to defeat the eventual group winner in their opening match but fail to advance to the second round.
The UEFA Euro 2012 final was the final match of Euro 2012, the fourteenth edition of the European Championship, UEFA's competition for national football teams. The match was played at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 1 July 2012, and was contested between defending champions Spain and Italy.
The UEFA Euro 2008 Final was the nineteenth meeting between Germany and Spain, eight of the previous matches being won by Germany, five by Spain, and six draws. They had last faced each other in a competitive game in the group stage of the 1994 World Cup , which finished as a 1–1 draw. [ 6 ]
The win was Spain's first World Cup title, and it lifted them to first place in the FIFA World Rankings with the Netherlands moving into second. [64] Spain also became the first European nation to win a World Cup outside of Europe. [65] At the conclusion of the match, the Spanish team changed into their red-shirted home kit for the presentation.