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
- Unai Simon
- Pedro Porro
- Aymeric Laporte
- Pau Cubarsi
- Marc Cucurella
- Rodri
- Pedri
- Dani Olmo
- Alex Baena
- Lamine Yamal
- Mikel Oyarzabal
Subs: David Raya, Joan Garcia, Marc Pubill, Alex Grimaldo, Eric Garcia, Marcos Llorente, Mikel Merino, Fabian Ruiz, Gavi, Martin Zubimendi, Ferran Torres, Yeremy Pino, Nico Williams, Victor Munoz, Borja Iglesias
Portugal Confirmed Lineup
- Diogo Costa
- Ruben Dias
- Renato Veiga
- Joao Cancelo
- Nuno Mendes
- Bruno Fernandes
- Joao Neves
- Vitinha
- Joao Felix
- Pedro Neto
- Cristiano Ronaldo
Subs: Jose Sa, Rui Silva, Nelson Semedo, Tomas Araujo, Diogo Dalot, Goncalo Inacio, Samu Costa, Matheus Nunes, Bernardo Silva, Ruben Neves, Goncalo Ramos, Francisco Trincao, Rafael Leao, Gonacl Guedes, Francisco Concricao
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