With the Iberian derby fast approaching its time to take a closer look at previous meetings between the teams.International Friendly 1921: Spain 3-1 PortugalSpains first ever international friendly game against Portugal was on December 18, 1921 at the Campo de ODonnell in Madrid, with the Spaniards emerging victorious. Meana netted the opening goal of the match in the 20th minute and three minutes later Paulino Alcantara doubled the hosts lead. The former Barcelona striker scored his second in the 50th minute. Portugals Augusto pulled one back from the spot in the 75th minute but couldnt stop the Spanish from winning.World Cup 1934: Spain 10-2 Portugal (agg)Spain and Portugal were clubbed together in Group 2 of the European zone for the 1934 World Cup qualifiers. The winners were to go through to the grand finale. The first leg was played Freddie Freeman Jersey at the Estadio Chamartin in Madridand to this day it remains Spains biggest win ever against the Portuguese. It finished 9-0, with striker Isidro Langara scoring no fewer than five goals, one of which was from the penalty spot. Luis Regueiro scored a brace while Eduardo Gonzalez and Marti Ventolra scored a goal each.The second leg took place at the Estadio do Lumiar inLisbona week later and once againSpainemerged victorious. Vitor Silva netted for the hosts as early as the 10th minute but Langara turned on the style once more, hitting the target twice in quick succe sion. It finished 2-1 toSpain, who qualified for the World Cup finals that year.World Cup 1950: Spain 7-3 Portugal (agg)Spain and Portugal were clubbed together in Group 6 in the European zone in the 1950 World Cup qualifiers. In the first game, played at the Nuevo Chamartin in Madrid, La Roja hammered the Portuguese 5-1. A brace from Telmo Zarra and a goal a piece from Estanislao Basora, Jose Luis Panizo and Luis Molowny were enough for the Spaniards to secure an imperious victory.The return fixture played at in Lisbon saw Portugal fail to defeat Spain. Kurt Suzuki Jersey It ended 2-2 with Zarra once again scoring for the Spaniards. Spain qualified for the World Cup finals and eventually finished fourth in the competition. Apparently, Portugal were invited to participate in the World Cup finals too but they declined.Euro 1984: Spain 1-1 PortugalHaving drawn their opening games, the Iberian neighbours knew they could scarcely afford to lose, but also that victory would virtually a sure them of a semi-final berth. Neither such scenario played itself out, with both teams forced to settle for a share of the spoils.Spainlooked the more likely victors in the early stages, Portuguese goalkeeper Bento called into action to keep out Santillana and Ricardo Gallego. With Rui Jordo up front on his own,Portugalnever looked like unlocking the Spanish defence.Without a chance to their name, they then went in front seven minutes after the break, Alvaro Magalhes coming up from the back to feed Antnio Sousa, who beat Luis Arconada with a superb chip.Spainthen breathed a sigh of relief when Chalana after a brilliantly intelligent drop of the shoulder brought him a metre of space hit the bar from more than 20 metres out.That reprieve proved particularly welcome with 17 minutes remaining, Santillana firing in after Portugal had failed to clear a corner. Bento then saved from Lobo Carrasco to ensure a draw whether it would be sufficient for either side remained to be seen.Euro 2004: Portugal 1-0 SpainPortugalwere the hosts of the European Championships in 2004 and were placed in Group A alongside Greece, Spainand Ru sia. In the final round of matches in the group stage, the Iberians confronted each other. Portugalneeded a win to avoid an early exit from the competition as they had lost to Greecebefore beating Ru sia. Spaintoo needed maximum points to a sure qualification to the quarter-finals.In a match that took a while to spark,Portugal striker Nuno Gomes scored the only goal just three minutes before the hour mark. Gomes, who had come on for Pedro Pauleta at the break, found himself with a half-chance from a nicely crafted flick from Luis Figo, and the Benfica forward put the ball onto his right foot before unleashing a 20-yard shot that seared into Spains net past goalkeeper Iker Casillas.Both sides had chances after that, with Raul heading over the cro sbar from a misread cro s and Fernando Torres then failing to hit the Darren O Day Jersey target with only goalkeeper Ricardo to beat after Xabi Alonso sent him through. At the other end Figo came close with a free-kick that his then club-mate Casillas parried for a corner, from which the Spain goalkeeper had to save a Costinha header.The match eventually finished 1-0 to Portugal, giving the hosts their first win against Spain since 1981. The victory sent Portugal through to the knockout stages before their eventual appearance in the final, while Spain went home.World Cup 2010: Spain 1-0 PortugalIt was sweet revenge for Spain as they more than made amends for their disastrous Euro 2004 campaign just a little over six years ago when it was ended by a 1-0 defeat to Portugal in the final group game. In Cape Town Stadium in the summer of 2010, it was Spainwho ended Portugals World Cup dreams with a similar scoreline.The game itself was a disappointment. Billed as an entertaining, enthralling World Cup last-16 clash between the two flamboyant, stylish Iberian rivals, Portugal decided to shut up shop from the opening whistle and once again, la Furia Roja had to fight through line upon line of defenders. And Carlos Queirozs side looked to have done enough to frustrate their neighbours as the tactical che s battle was at an impa se for over an hour.But up popped eventual joint-top scorer David Villa with the all-important winning goal on 63 minutes, with a little help from a rebound and a genius back-heel flick from Xavi. Spain celebrated their progre sion to the quarter-finals before going on to lift the trophy for the first time in their history, while a grumpy Cristiano Ronaldo spat towards the camera and criticised the tactics of his coach Queiroz, who himself was banned for interrupting Dale Murphy Jersey a doping test, and then dismi sed by the Seleccao FA after the tournament.International Friendly 2010: Portugal 4-0 SpainPortugal gained a measure of revenge for their World Cup exit at the hands of Spain by inflicting a humiliating 4-0 defeat on their Iberian neighbours inLisbon last night. Goals from Jorge Carlos Martins, theSpain defender Sergio Ramos, who put into his own net, Hlder Postiga and Hugo Almeida condemned the world champions to their biggest defeat since 1963, when they lost 6-2 toScotland.DateMatchResultScoreCompetition18 Dec 1921Spain v PortugalL3-1International17 Dec 1922Portugal v SpainL1-2International16 Dec 1923Spain v PortugalL3-0International17 May 1925Portugal v SpainL0-2International29 May 1927Spain v PortugalL2-0B v A10 Jan 1928Portugal v SpainD2-2International17 Mar 1929Spain v PortugalL5-0International30 Nov 1930Portugal v SpainL0-1International02 Apr 1933Spain v PortugalL3-0International11 Mar 1934Spain v PortugalL9-0FIFA World Cup18 Mar 1934Portugal v SpainL1-2FIFA World Cup05 May 1935Portugal v SpainD3-3International12 Jan 1941Portugal v SpainD2-2International16 Mar 1941Spain v PortugalL5-1International13 Mar 1945Portugal v SpainD2-2International06 May 1945Spain v PortugalL4-2International26 Jan 1947Portugal v SpainW4-1International20 Mar 1948Spain v PortugalL2-0International20 Mar 1949Portugal Julio Teheran Jersey v SpainD1-1International02 Apr 1950Spain v PortugalL5-1FIFA World Cup09 Apr 1950Portugal v SpainD2-2FIFA World Cup03 Jun 1956Portugal v SpainW3-1International13 Apr 1958Spain v PortugalL1-0International15 Nov 1964Portugal v SpainW2-1International26 Sep 1979Spain v PortugalD1-1International20 Jun 1981Portugal v SpainW2-0International17 Jun 1984Portugal v SpainD1-1European Championship16 Jan 1991Spain v PortugalD1-1International15 Jan 1992Portugal v SpainD0-0International19 Jan 1994Spain v PortugalD2-2International13 Feb 2002Spain v PortugalD1-1International06 Sep 2003Portugal v SpainL0-1International20 Jun 2004Portugal v SpainW1-0European Championship29 Jun 2010Spain v PortugalL1-0FIFA World Cup17 Nov 2010Portugal v SpainW4-0InternationalRelated Posts:Portugal Euro 2012 A closer look at Spain