page_title: Portugal–Spain football rivalry
hierarchical_section_title: Portugal–Spain football rivalry
caption_attribution_description: Spain tested Portugal's defence, eventually scoring a goal to win 1 - 0.
context_page_description: The Portugal–Spain football rivalry is one of the oldest football rivalries at a national level. It began on 18 December 1921, when Portugal lost 3–1 to Spain at Madrid in their first ever international friendly game. Portugal lost their first matches, with their first draw only coming in 1926. Portugal's first win came much later in 1947.
  Both belong to the strongest football nations of the world, and have met a total of 36 times which resulted in 18 victories for Spain, 12 draws and 6 victories for Portugal.
context_section_description: The Portugal–Spain football rivalry (also known as The Iberian War or The Iberian Derby) is one of the oldest football rivalries at a national level. It began on 18 December 1921, when Portugal lost 3–1 to Spain at Madrid in their first ever international friendly game. Portugal lost their first matches, with their first draw (2–2) only coming in 1926. Portugal's first win came much later (4–1) in 1947.
  Both belong to the strongest football nations of the world, and have met a total of 36 times (of which 9 matches were competitive) which resulted in 18 victories for Spain, 12 draws and 6 victories for Portugal.
caption: Sergio Ramos (top center) of Spain tries to pass the ball to Fernando Torres (center) as Portugal's Fábio Coentrão (left), Bruno Alves (right) and Cristiano Ronaldo (top) look on during a match at 2010 FIFA World Cup match.
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