These are the Spain vs Portugal confirmed lineups as the neighbours compete in the Round of 16. In what could be the last ever World Cup appearance for Cristiano Ronaldo he will be tasked with leading the line against a very difficult Spanish test as Luis de la Fuente’s team haven’t been at their best, admittedly, but they also haven’t let in a single goal in the tournament. That dominance of games and defensive strength are the hallmark of tournament winners.
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Spain vs Portugal Confirmed Lineups & Team News
Spain Team News
The pre-match data from SofaScore indicates that the Spanish squad is fully fit for this one. At this point of the tournament most cards are being kept close to the chest like the status of Nico Williams who hasn’t played a big part in the tournament so far.
The squad is deemed ready to play but there could be some left on the bench to ease in after absences in the earlier rounds.
Portugal Team News
Similarly, Roberto Martinez has a full compliment to choose from based on the public information. The side haven’t been plagued with issues in the tournament to date.
Spain World Cup Squad
- Unai Simon
- David Raya
- Joan Garcia
- Pedro Porro
- Marcos Llorente
- Aymeric Laporte
- Pau Cubarsi
- Marc Pubill
- Eric Garcia
- Marc Cucurella
- Alejandro Grimaldo
- Rodri
- Martin Zubimendi
- Pedri
- Fabian Ruiz
- Mikel Merino
- Gavi
- Alex Baena
- Mikel Oyarzabal
- Lamine Yamal
- Ferran Torres
- Borja Iglesias
- Dani Olmo
- Victor Munoz
- Nico Williams
- Yeremy Pino
Portugal World Cup Squad
- Diogo Costa
- Jose Sa
- Rui Silva
- Nelson Semedo
- Ruben Dias
- Tomas Araujo
- Diogo Dalot
- Renato Veiga
- Goncalo Inacio
- Joao Canceli
- Samu Costa
- Nuno mendes
- Matheus Nunes
- Bruno Fernandes
- Bernardo Silva
- Joao Neves
- Ruben Neves
- Vitinha
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Goncalo Ramos
- Joao Felix
- Francisco Trincao
- Rafael Leao
- Pedro Neto
- Goncalo Guedes
- Francisco Conceicao
Spain Confirmed Lineup
Be sure to check back as this will be updated when the starting eleven and substitutes are announced.
Portugal Confirmed Lineup
This will be updated when the starters and bench are both confirmed.
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