📅 06/07/26🕒 19:00🏟️ AT&T Stadium🧑⚖️ Anthony Taylor, England
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Portugal 0-1 Spain — xTears 9.52 (06/07/26)
Spain had to wait until late on to crack the 0-1 against Portugal on 6 July 2026 in the World Cup Round of 16. Total damage: 9.52 xTears.
The match stayed shut for a long time, and only opened with Mikel Merino at 90+1' goal (+2.30 xT).
For a long stretch there was no clear break, and everything only tilted toward Spain in the final stretch. The bench combined for a decisive goal through Mikel Merino and Ferran Torres at 90+1'.
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How it unfolded
Timeline
90+1'
Goal
Mikel Merino - Spain
Assist: Ferran Torres
Late drama
🔥
7.91
90+1'
Goal
+2.30 xT
Mikel Merino - Spain
Assist: Ferran Torres
90+4'
Yellow card
+1.22 xT
Renato Veiga - Portugal
89'
Yellow card
+1.08 xT
Bernardo Silva - Portugal
90+8'
Yellow card
+1.05 xT
Ferran Torres - Spain
Absolute chaos
🧨
4.56
90+1'
Goal
+2.30 xT
Mikel Merino - Spain
Assist: Ferran Torres
85'
Substitution
+0.47 xT
Fabián Ruiz for Pedri - Spain
85'
Substitution
+0.47 xT
Mikel Merino for Dani Olmo - Spain
90+7'
Substitution
+0.46 xT
Borja Iglesias for Mikel Oyarzabal - Spain
All-out war
🟥
3.35
90+4'
Yellow card
+1.22 xT
Renato Veiga - Portugal
89'
Yellow card
+1.08 xT
Bernardo Silva - Portugal
90+8'
Yellow card
+1.05 xT
Ferran Torres - Spain
Cruelty
😈
2.30
90+1'
Goal
+2.30 xT
Mikel Merino - Spain
Assist: Ferran Torres
Crushed hope
💔
2.30
90+1'
Goal
+2.30 xT
Mikel Merino - Spain
Assist: Ferran Torres
Referee scandal
🧑⚖️
Barely left a bruise
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