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When did Portugal and Spain last play each other at World Cup?

When did Portugal and Spain last play each other at World Cup?

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The 2025 UEFA Nations League final is set to replayed once again, but this time at a bigger stage and with much higher stakes, as Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal is set to clash against the teenage sensation Lamine Yamal’s Spain in the Round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup at Dallas Stadium on July 7, 2026. The reigning European champions have scored 8 goals so far in the tournament, keeping 4 clean sheets in the process, and would want to build on to this. Whereas A Seleção das Quinas come back off a thrilling 2-1 win against the 2018 finalists Croatia. Nonetheless, the atmosphere is going to be electric in Dallas with both nations looking to book their place in the quarter finals. But before today’s blockbuster matchup, do you remember the last time these two giants faced off at the World Cup? The last meeting between the two teams took place at the 2018 World Cup, played at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on June 15. That match was one for the …

Lionel Messi pays incredible tribute to ‘phenomenon’ Andres Iniesta on retirement: ‘The ball will miss you…’ | Football News

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Argentine legend Lionel Messi penned a heartfelt note for his former Barcelona teammate Andres Iniesta, who announced his retirement from professional football. Messi and Iniesta were part of Barcelona’s golden period, during which the club dominated European football and won all trophies together at the club level. The duo had impeccable chemistry on the field, and Iniesta often ran through the midfield and placed ideal passes to Messi in front of goal. Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta played at La Masia and then ruled European football together. (AFP) Meanwhile, Iniesta, who scored the World Cup-winning goal for Spain in 2010, decided to hang his boots on October 8 – a number which was associated with him throughout his career as he wore the number 8 jersey in club football. Eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi paid tribute to Iniesta, with whom he shared several memorable moments on the field, including lifting multiple Champions League and La Liga trophies. “One of the team-mates with the most magic and of the one’s I enjoyed playing together the most. …

Andres Iniesta retires: Football’s Harry Potter has left the stage | Football News

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It’s now richly embedded in the Barcelona folklore that when Andres Iniesta first arrived at the doors of La Masia – the club’s talent churning factory – one of the local residents famously blurted out, “He doesn’t look like a footballer.” The scrawny midfielder Andres Iniesta didn’t just lack the physique for the most demanding role on a football pitch, but also came across as an awkward teenager, who couldn’t speak up for himself. Almost three decades to the day, at the age of 40, the Spaniard has officially signed off from the sport with one of the most begrudgingly good resumes. Social media could barely believe it: he was still playing at 40? To many, he had already brought the curtains down in 2018, in a poignant farewell at the Nou Camp. Fresh off his last appearance in a Barcelona shirt, sitting barefoot in the middle of Europe’s biggest stadium – all empty, lights out – the iconic picture had a sense of finality about it. Wasn’t it a perfect night to call it …