Portugal vs Spain prediction 06/07/2026 | FIFA World Cup

Portugal come into Monday’s round-of-16 clash full of confidence after their late victory against Croatia.

Roberto Martinez’s side were forced to come from behind after Ivan Perisic gave Croatia the lead early in the second half. Cristiano Ronaldo was unfortunate to see a brilliant leveller chalked off for offside before the 41-year-old equalised from the spot later in the second period.

Having been withdrawn late in the contest, Ronaldo watched on as substitute Goncalo Ramos scored a brilliant stoppage-time header to secure a dramatic 2:1 win in Toronto.

The Portuguese have now won three and drawn two of their last five matches, scoring an average of two goals per game while conceding just 0.6 during that run.

Head coach Martinez has no major fresh injury concerns reported ahead of this fixture. Joak Neves could come into the side after an influential substitute appearance against the Croats.

Veteran forward Ronaldo is set to win his 233rd international cap.

Spain arrive in Arlington after an impressive 3:0 victory against Austria in the round of 32. Luis de la Fuente’s side controlled the contest from start to finish, with Mikel Oyarzabal scoring twice either side of a fine Pedro Porro header.

Spain also denied Austria from registering a single shot on target, in a convincing victory in Los Angeles. 

La Roja are now unbeaten in 34 matches, while their win against Austria extended their impressive run of clean sheets at this World Cup to four matches.

Teenage star Lamine Yamal appears to be growing into the tournament after earlier hamstring concerns. The Barcelona winger was influential against Austria and has declared himself fully fit for the decisive phase of the competition.

Head coach De la Fuente has two injury issues this week. Yeremy Pino is likely to miss the rest of the tournament with a collarbone injury, while Nico Williams has been dealing with a groin issue.