SpainvsPortugal
ESP 1/POR 0
Things to say
Spain edged Portugal 1-nil at full time.
01
opener
Spain nicked it one-nil. Not a classic, but they were the better side. Portugal huffed and puffed and never really got going.
02
key player
Diogo Costa was unreal in the Portugal goal, five saves. Honestly he keeps that scoreline respectable on his own.
03
hot take
Ronaldo had three shots and did nothing with them. Time to bench him for the knockouts, I said it.
04
deep cut
Rodri quietly ran the whole thing, eighty-six passes. Spain just kept the ball and strangled them.
05
exit
Anyway, clean sheet or not, Spain look like they mean it. Let's see who they draw next round.
The recap
Spain edged Portugal 1-nil in a tight, cagey affair at AT&T Stadium, grinding out the win when it mattered. Rodri ran the show in midfield, spraying 86 accurate passes and letting Spain boss the tempo all night.
Portugal had their moments and Diogo Costa was busy with five saves, but Ronaldo couldn't find the net and Spain kept the clean sheet. Not a classic, but Spain did enough and walk away with all three points.