How to Watch Portugal vs. Spain: TV Channel, Live Stream, Time

Portugal and Spain meet in their 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match on Monday, July 6, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. ET from Dallas Stadium. Portugal advanced from Group K with a 1-0-2 record through three matches, drawing 1-1 with DR Congo in their opener, beating Uzbekistan 5-0 in their second group match and drawing 0-0 with Colombia in their third. In the Round of 32, Portugal defeated Croatia 2-1 on a stoppage-time header by Gonçalo Ramos after Cristiano Ronaldo converted a penalty in the 68th minute to level the match. Ronaldo is up to 3 goals in this year's World Cup. Spain topped Group H with a 2-0-1 record and have kept clean sheets in all four of their matches so far, beating Saudi Arabia 4-0 and Uruguay 1-0 before defeating Austria 3-0 in the Round of 32. Mikel Oyarzabal has found th net four times in the tournament so far. The winner of this match will square off in the quarterfinals against the winner of the USMNT and Belgium. Below are the details on how to watch. How to Watch Portugal vs. Spain Portugal vs. Spain Preview Portugal turning Spain's possession into transition chances is the key thing to watch on Monday. Portugal has been dangerous all tournament when it wins the ball and gets forward fast. Four matches in, Portugal has regained possession 24 times in the final third and already has one counterattack goal. Cristiano Ronaldo finishes those chances. Bruno Fernandes drives them. Portugal showed exactly that kind of late punch against Croatia. Spain doesn't let many teams play that way. Spain is averaging 68 minutes of possession time and 228.8 passes in the final third per match, and it still has a perfect defensive record in this tournament. Control those zones and Portugal spends the day chasing shadows. Disrupt Rodri and Pedri early, though, and this game opens up fast. Watch the first few Portuguese ball wins in midfield. That's where the real shape of this match starts to show. Portugal vs. Spain Odds Learn more about Portugal vs. Spain and check the full FIFA World Cup schedule on FOX Sports! Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily. xsportfeed.life

La UEFA ha expresado su rechazo a la decisión de FIFA de suspender, con carácter de prueba durante un año, la sanción de un partido impuesta al delantero de Estados Unidos Folarin Balogun tras su expulsión en el partido ante Bosnia & Herzegovina. Esta medida excepcional permitirá al atacante disputar el encuentro de octavos de final frente a Bélgica, una resolución que el organismo europeo considera “sin precedentes, incomprensible e injustificable”.

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We haven’t even mentioned Balogun-gate yet. The Belgian FA, and you can assume a large proportion of the football world, has been left “astonished” by Fifa’s decision after lobbying by Donald Trump to reverse the suspension given to the striker for his red card in the team’s win over Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is now free to play in the last-16 game against Belgium.

Sources have told the Guardian that Trump made three calls to Fifa, starting from Wednesday, to ensure that the change was made.

• Striker may still be able to play in last-16 game in Seattle

• Trump lobbied Fifa three times over Balogun’s red card

The Folarin Balogun controversy has taken a dramatic twist with Belgium granted an appeal against the United States striker’s shock reinstatement for Monday’s last-16 tie in Seattle. There are no guarantees, however, over when the decision will be made or whether Fifa’s reasoning for lifting his suspension will be made public.

The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) expressed “astonishment” on Sunday at Fifa’s decision to rescind Balogun’s one-match ban, with their manager, Rudi Garcia, comparing it to an April Fool’s Day joke. Donald Trump repeatedly lobbied Fifa to lift Balogun’s ban, with sources telling the Guardian the US president made three calls to Fifa, starting on Wednesday, after Balogun was sent off in the USA’s 2-0 last-16 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, to ensure the change was made.

La política parece haber entrado en juego en el Mundial y la polémica está servida. Por primera vez desde 1962, la FIFA anunció este domingo que había retirado la sanción de un partido que pesaba sobre el delantero estrella de Estados Unidos Folarin Balogun tras haber visto la tarjeta roja en los dieciseisavos del Mundial durante el triunfo ante Bosnia-Herzegovina (2-0). La federación belga ya ha puesto una reclamación y espera que su apelación se resuelva antes del partido de octavos de final contra los estadounidenses, esta noche (a las 2 de la madrugada en España y Bruselas). Mientras tanto, las reacciones se suceden. Una de las respuestas más claras ha llegado este mediodía desde la UEFA: “La decisión de ayer de suspender, durante un período de prueba de un año, la aplicación de la suspensión automática de un partido tras la tarjeta roja mostrada al jugador Folarin Balogun ha cruzado una línea roja”, afirma el organismo que dirige Aleksander Ceferin en un comunicado.

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