Portugal and Spain face each other in search of a place in the final – Sports
The Iberian duel takes place at the Ziggo Dome, in Amsterdam, at 20:00 local time (19:00 in Lisbon), after the ‘hot’ game between Ukraine and Russia, countries in a climate of high international tension, with military contingents nearby. of the border between the two countries.
If the Portuguese maintain their ‘full’ victories in the continental competition, with victories against Serbia (4-2), the hosts Netherlands (4-1) and Ukraine (1-0), in the group stage, and against debuting Finland (3-2), in the quarter-finals, Spain drew one game in the group.
After winning a 5-1 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Spaniards conceded a draw with Azerbaijan (2-2), recovered with a rout against Georgia (8-0), at the conclusion of Group D, having overtaken the Slovakia, 5-1, in the quarter-finals.
The direct confrontation is favorable to Spain, with 24 wins in 32 matches, against three of Portugal, which, however, got the best in the last two official matches: final of the 2018-2 European Championship) and ‘quarters’ of the 2021 World Cup (4-2) , in both after extension.
Also in recent memory is the double confrontation, of a particular nature, dispute between two ‘neighbors’ in December, in the Spanish of Malaga, with victories of ‘Roja’, in which one of them ended in a rout (6-0), putting ‘ the nude lusas.
In this, the Spanish victories of the European (4-2-21) also stand out, also in the European0 in the victories of the third and fourth European2207 (2,4-3) penalties) and in the ‘quarters’ of the European2016 (6-2 ).
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