Portugal vs Spain, 2018 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA World CupRonaldo scores hat trick, Portugal draws 3-3 with Spain
Cristiano Ronaldo completed a hat trick with a perfectly taken free kick in the 88th minute to give Portugal a 3-3 draw against Spain on Friday at the World Cup.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Penalty Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 3': Penalty conceded by Nacho (Spain) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 4': Goal! Portugal 1, Spain 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 6': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Spain).
- 6': Offside, Portugal. Gonçalo Guedes is caught offside.
- 10': Attempt missed. David Silva (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 13': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Pepe.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 17': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Spain).
- 17': Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Sergio Busquets (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 18': Foul by Pepe (Portugal).
- 18': Nacho (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt blocked. David Silva (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta.
- 21': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
- 24': Goal! Portugal 1, Spain 1. Diego Costa (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 26': Attempt saved. Isco (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 26': Offside, Spain. Jordi Alba is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Portugal).
- 27': Nacho (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Attempt blocked. David Silva (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Foul by Pepe (Portugal).
- 32': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Andrés Iniesta (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 35': Attempt missed. Koke (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta.
- 38': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Pepe.
- 39': Attempt missed. Sergio Busquets (Spain) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by David Silva with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Diego Costa (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Pepe (Portugal).
- 42': Attempt saved. Isco (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Silva.
- 43': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Raphaël Guerreiro.
- 44': Goal! Portugal 2, Spain 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
- 45'+1': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Portugal 2, Spain 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Portugal 2, Spain 1.
- 47': Offside, Spain. David Silva is caught offside.
- 49': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by William Carvalho.
- 50': Foul by Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal).
- 50': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Andrés Iniesta (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by João Moutinho (Portugal).
- 55': Goal! Portugal 2, Spain 2. Diego Costa (Spain) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Busquets with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 58': Goal! Portugal 2, Spain 3. Nacho (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 59': Foul by David Silva (Spain).
- 59': José Fonte (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Nacho (Spain).
- 62': Foul by Cédric Soares (Portugal).
- 62': Isco (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
- 63': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Portugal).
- 63': Isco (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Substitution, Portugal. João Mário replaces Bruno Fernandes.
- 69': Foul by William Carvalho (Portugal).
- 69': Isco (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, Portugal. Ricardo Quaresma replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 70': Substitution, Spain. Thiago Alcântara replaces Andrés Iniesta.
- 71': Attempt missed. Diego Costa (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 71': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
- 72': Attempt missed. Pepe (Portugal) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Foul by Jordi Alba (Spain).
- 75': Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt missed. Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high. Assisted by Cédric Soares.
- 77': Substitution, Spain. Iago Aspas replaces Diego Costa.
- 78': Foul by João Mário (Portugal).
- 78': Koke (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Nacho (Spain).
- 78': Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Hand ball by Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal).
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Gerard Piqué (Spain).
- 80': Substitution, Portugal. André Silva replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Attempt saved. Iago Aspas (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Silva.
- 83': Foul by David Silva (Spain).
- 83': João Moutinho (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, Spain. Lucas Vázquez replaces David Silva.
- 86': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Spain).
- 88': Goal! Portugal 3, Spain 3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 89': Offside, Spain. Isco is caught offside.
- 90': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Spain).
- 90': João Mário (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Nacho.
- 90'+1': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Lucas Vázquez.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Moutinho.
- 90'+2': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
- 90'+2': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Portugal 3, Spain 3.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Portugal 3, Spain 3.
- 90'+2': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Portugal 3, Spain 3.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Portugal 3, Spain 3.
Statistics
 ESP |
POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 62 | Possession | 38 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 698 | Accurate Passes | 307 |
| 757 | Passes | 372 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 11 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 9 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup
Venue: Fisht Olympic Stadium
Location: Sochi, Russia
Attendance: 43,866
Venue: Fisht Olympic Stadium
Location: Sochi, Russia
Attendance: 43,866
FIFA World Cup Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 3 | +7 | 7 |
| 2 | United States | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Iran | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Wales | 3 | -5 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Portugal (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
| 6 | José Fonte |
| 3 | Pepe |
| 5 | Raphaël Guerreiro |
| 21 | Cédric |
| 14 | William Carvalho |
| 8 | João Moutinho |
| 16 | Bruno Fernandes  |
| 11 | Bernardo Silva |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 17 | Goncalo Guedes |
Spain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 15 | Sergio Ramos |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 4 | Nacho |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 6 | Andrés Iniesta |
| 8 | Koke |
| 19 | Diego Costa |
| 22 | Isco |
| 21 | David Silva |
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