Portugal vs. Spain: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Portugal vs. Spain: Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 42

Portugal wins: 7

Draws: 16

Spain wins: 19

Near neighbours Portugal and Spain have locked horns 42 times down the years since their inaugural battle in 1921.

La Roja prevailed 3-1 on that occasion, the first of 19 wins Spain have managed against their Iberian rivals, who conversely have only managed seven successes in this fixture.

Spain went through their first 15 matches with Portugal unbeaten, including a 9-0 World Cup obliteration in 1934, before the Selecao's belated first success in 1947 - a 4-1 friendly triumph.

More recent meetings paint a more balanced picture, though, as from the last seven head-to-heads in all competitions, Portugal have picked up one victory and Spain have picked up two, with four contests ending level.

One of those draws was the unforgettable 3-3 thriller during the 2018 World Cup, in which Cristiano Ronaldo scored a historic hat-trick, before also forcing the penalty shootout in the 2024-25 Nations League final - which Roberto Martinez's men won.

However, La Roja triumphed over their Iberian neighbours in the 2010 World Cup last 16 thanks to a David Villa goal, as well as the Euro 2012 semi-finals on penalties, avenging Portugal's group-stage triumph from the continental championships eight years before.

Prior to the 2004 Euros, Portugal had never beaten Spain in a competitive setting, with five of their seven victories in this head-to-head coming in friendly matches.

The most recent meeting came at the 2026 World Cup, where Spain won the last 16 meeting 1-0 thanks to a stoppage-time goal from Mikel Merino