Portugal and Spain have met 35 times in the history of the two teams, Spain 16 wins, 13 draws and 6 losses have the absolute upper hand, except for friendly matches, Portugal has only one win, and in the history of the World Cup, Portugal and Spain have only 1 meeting record.

It was in the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa that Spain won 1-0, and in that tournament Spain finally had the last laugh and won the World Cup.

When it comes to the entanglement between Spain and Portugal, in addition to historical reasons, it can be traced back to the first meeting between the two teams in 1934, in the World Cup qualifiers held in Madrid, Spain at home beat Portugal 9-0, playing the largest point difference in the history of the two teams, and also kicked off the grudges and hatreds over the years.

In the subsequent qualifiers in Lisbon, Portugal still lost 1-2 to Portugal.

After 16 years, the two teams met again in World Cup qualifying, with Spain winning 5-1 again in Madrid and then drawing in Lisbon, with Spain on the next leg and Portugal later knocked out of the tournament.

In 1984, the group stage of the European Championship was played in Marseille, which was also the first time the two teams met in the European Championship, and they drew 1-1.

In 2004, in the group stage of the European Championship in Lisbon, Portugal, which had been gearing up for a long time, finally ushered in a chance to turn around, and Portugal defeated Spain 1-0 in the group stage, which was also the first time Portugal defeated Spain in a major tournament in addition to a friendly match.

However, Spain did not keep the shadow of the last defeat for long, and in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the two teeth met for the first time in the World Cup, and in the quarter-finals, Spain won a point with a key goal from Villa, eliminating the Portuguese team, and Spain finally realized their dream of lifting the Hercules Cup.

In Euro 2012, Spain and Portugal met in the semi-finals, and finally defeated Portugal 4-2 through penalty shootouts.

According to the FIFA World Rankings, released on 7 June, Portugal is currently in fourth place, behind Germany, Brazil and Belgium.

The Spanish team, which has not tasted defeat under Lopetegui, is ranked 10th, and Portugal is not inferior to Spain in terms of strength!

Historically, Spain has a psychological advantage, and in the days leading up to the big tooth game, there was a big upheaval in the Spanish squad.

Real Madrid officially announced that Spanish coach Julen Lopetegui will become the new coach of Real Madrid after the World Cup, and the Spanish Football Federation has no knowledge of this.

President Rubiales said that the Football Association only learned that its coach would be in charge of Real Madrid after the World Cup almost when Real Madrid officially announced the news.

On May 22, the Spanish Football Federation had just renewed Lopetegui's contract until 2020, and his unprofessional behavior completely angered the Spanish Football Federation, which made a decision to let Lopetegui leave class immediately, and the former Spanish captain and sports director of the Football Association Hierro served as interim coach to lead the Spanish team to prepare for the World Cup.

The turmoil in Spain has clearly given Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo hope of winning the game, and either way, both sides will surely give the fans a great game!

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The match between Spain and Portugal ended up in a goal shootout at the Fisht Olympic Stadium.

The starting line-up of both sides, Portugal starts: 1-Patricio, 5-Guerrero, 6-Jose Fonte, 3-Pepe, 21-Cedric Suarez, 16-Bruno Fernandez, 14-William Carvalho, 8-Moutinho, 11-Bernardo Silva, 7-Ronaldo, 17-Guedes

Spain starters: 1-De Gea, 18-Alba, 15-Ramos, 3-Pique, 4-Nacho, 8-Koke, 5-Busquets, 6-Iniesta, 22-Isco, 21-Silva, 19-Diego Costa

Just 4 minutes into the game, Portugal got off to a dream start! When Ronaldo burst into the left side of the penalty area, he fell to the ground under Nacho's defense, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty, and Ronaldo personally took the penalty! Portugal 1-0 Spain!

In the 10th minute, Spain crossed from the left, Diego Costa stopped the ball and Silva shot near the penalty spot, but the ball went high.

In the 24th minute of the game, Spain equalized! Busquets played a long pass from the back, Costa carried Pepe's defense and dribbled into the penalty area, stepped on the football and dodged the angle to score the ball!

Portugal 1-1 Spain! Portugal began complaining about a foul on Pepe by Costa, and the referee ruled that the goal was valid after seeking VAR advice.

VAR technology, this new type of technology, has long been in the eyes of fans in the 2017 Club World Cup, Serie A, Bundesliga and other top competitions.

VAR is the video assistant referee, and with their presence, the referee can make more accurate decisions, making the game more fair and just.

VAR technology is the same as the Hawkeye technique on the current pitch to assist the referee in interpreting, but the only difference is that the Hawkeye technique is fully mechanical and can only judge.

It is the use of infrared characteristics, deployed on the goal, every time the ball enters the goal, the infrared link will be interrupted so that the computer will prompt the referee that the ball has entered the net.

The VAR technology is used by the video referee to repeatedly watch the video replay, so as to remind the referee whether there is a mistake, mainly for the referee's decision.

There are a total of 33 camera slots in this World Cup in Russia, which is the record for the most cameras used in a single game in a football match.

Of the 33 camera positions, 8 are slow-motion angles, and of these 8 slow-motion angles, 4 are ultra-slow-motion angles.

In addition, there are 2 dedicated offside angles, which are dedicated to VAR. In the knockout phase, two ultra-slow replay cameras will be added to watch each goal in replay.

In the 26th minute, Isco suddenly shot from the left side of the penalty area, the ball hit the crossbar and bounced near the goal line, and Alba's follow-up shot was collected by Patricio.

Spain complained that the ball had crossed the goal line, but goal-line technology showed that the ball was pressed exactly on the goal line and did not cross the goal line in its entirety.

In the 35th minute of the game, Spain played a continuous pass on the left side, Alba passed back to the bottom triangle on the left side, and Iniesta took advantage of the situation with a low shot, and the football crossed the goal.

In the 44th minute of the game, Portugal took the lead again! The Portuguese midfielder made a long pass from the right side, Guedes won the ball at the top of the penalty area and gave it to Ronaldo, Ronaldo shot from a distance, De Gea buttered his hand at the critical moment, and the ball rolled into the net! Portugal 2 to 1 Spain.

In the second half, the two sides exchanged venues, and in the 55th minute of the game, Spain equalized again! Spain got a free kick opportunity at the top of the penalty area, Silva passed the ball to the right side of the box, Busquets' header near the bottom line was ferried to the goal, Costa outflanked it! Portugal 2 to 2 Spain!

In the 58th minute of the game, Spain overtook the score! Isco's cross from the left side of the penalty area was broken by the opponent, Nacho cut in to meet the ball on the right and volleyed, the ball hit the inside of the left post and bounced into the goal! Portugal 2-3 Spain!

In the 76th minute of the game, Cedric Suarez threw a throw-in from the right, Quaresma gave way, turned away from two defenders and hit the goal with the outside of his right foot, and the ball finally went high.

In the 88th minute of the game, Portugal equalized! Portugal gets a free kick opportunity at the top of the penalty area, Cristiano Ronaldo takes the iconic shot, and the ball falls sharply over the wall and flies into the right side of the goal! Portugal 3 to 3 Spain!

At the end of stoppage time, the game ended at full-time, and Portugal drew 3-3 with Spain, with a handshake and a point each.