If Spain and Portugal both don’t score , the match would usually be a 0-0 draw in regular time. In a knockout game, that normally means extra time, and if it’s still scoreless, a penalty shootout decides who advances.

What that means

  • In a group-stage match, 0-0 just gives each team one point.
  • In a knockout match, 0-0 after 90 minutes does not end the game.
  • The teams would play extra time first, then penalties if needed.

For this matchup

This Spain-Portugal game is being discussed as a knockout clash with a place in the quarter-finals on the line, so a scoreless draw would push it into the next tiebreak step rather than finishing the contest.

TL;DR

No goals usually means a draw in normal time, then extra time, then penalties if the match still stays level.