Here is a look at the newspaper player ratings for Portugal vs Spain at the 2026 World Cup. Spain won this Round of 16 game thanks to a last minute goal from Arsenal’s Mikel Merino.
L’Equipe player ratings Portugal vs Spain 2026 World Cup
The French newspaper minced no words in their player ratings, giving Ronaldo a 2/10 rating and Portuguese manager Roberto Martinez a 2/10 as well. Man United’s Bruno Fernandes was given a 3/10 by them, with Pedro Neto given a 4/10.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats for Mexico vs England in their Round of 16 clash at the 2026 World Cup. England edged the game 3:2 to progress to a quarter-final against Norway, who upset Brazil in their Round of 32 game.
xG Mexico 1.85-1.59 England shots map (actual score MEX 2-3 ENG)
0-1 Bellingham header goal xG 0.40
0-2 Bellingham second goal xG 0.29
1-2 Quinones goal xG 0.18
1-3 Kane penalty goal xG 0.80
2-3 Jimenez penalty goal xG 0.80
England had just 33% possession and 6 total shots in the entire game, but 5/6 were on target. Mexico had 20 odd total shots by comparison, but had the same number of shots on target.
Here are the newspaper player ratings for Brazil vs Norway at the 2026 World Cup. Norway caused one of the shock upsets of the Round of 16, eliminating Brasil after beating them 2-1, and will now meet England in the quarter-finals.
L’Equipe player ratings Brazil vs Norway 2026
Not surprisingly, French paper L’Equipe had double goal scorer Erling Haaland as the pick of the Norwegian players- he got a 9/10 here. Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes got a 3/10 in defence with Man United’s Matheus Cunha given a 4. The Brazilian team as a whole got an average rating of 4/10, which pretty much sums up their evening.
