The World Cup quarter-final matches continued. In the central quarter-final match, the national teams of Portugal and Spain took to the field. As expected, the Spanish team demonstrated a slight advantage.
Match progression and goal
One of the heroes of the meeting is the goalkeeper of the Portuguese team, Diogo Costa. However, the first goal was scored by Mikel Merino, who came on as a substitute in extra time. He scored after a pass from Ferran Torres, opening the scoring.
Game result
This goal determined the outcome of the match. The final score was 0-1 in favor of Spain, which advanced to the next stage of the tournament.