Locale Spain, Portugal Meetings total 35 | Teams Spain
Portugal Top scorer Lángara (7) | |
First meeting Spain 3–1 Portugal
1921 Latest meeting Portugal 0–0 (2–4 p) Spain
Semi-finals UEFA Euro 2012
27 June 2012 | ||
The Portugal–Spain football rivalry (also known as The Iberian War) is one of the oldest football rivalries at a national level. It began on 18 December 1921, when Portugal lost 3-1 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. Portugal's first win came much later (4–1) in 1947.
Both belong to the strongest football nations of the world, and have met a total of 35 times (of which 8 matches were competitive) which resulted in 18 victories for Spain, 12 draws and 6 victories for Portugal.
Competitive record
Qualification group stage 1st round, 1934 FIFA World Cup
Qualification group stage 2nd round, 1934 FIFA World Cup
Qualification group stage 1st round, 1950 FIFA World Cup
Qualification group stage 2nd round, 1950 FIFA World Cup
Group Stage UEFA Euro 1984
Group Stage UEFA Euro 2004
Round of 16 FIFA World Cup 2010
Semi-finals UEFA Euro 2012
Overall record (Total games played: 9)