Spain vs. Portugal

Spain and Portugal, rivals from the Iberian Peninsula, meet in Cape Town for their first World Cup encounter. Striker David Villa has made the spectacular look simple, galvanizing Spain after its opening loss to Switzerland. He scored his third goal last Friday, on an audacious, curling shot from 50 yards — with his weaker left foot — after Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo roamed too far off his line. Portugal, led on defense by Pepe, a pugnacious holding midfielder, was the only team that did not allow a goal in the group stage