到了公元前1千年，已有凯尔特人在  伊比利亚半岛 定居下來。公元前140年前後，羅馬人征服了葡萄牙，並一直統治到公元5世紀日耳曼部落入侵。711年穆斯林入侵，僅葡萄牙北部還在天主教的手裡。
In Group H , Spain recovered from a 0–1 loss to Switzerland in their opening game to beat Honduras and then Chile , finishing top of the group ahead of Chile on goal difference . In the knockout stage , they then beat their  Iberian neighbours Portugal , quarter-final debutants Paraguay and three-time World Cup winners Germany . The semi-final was a repeat of the match up for the UEFA Euro 2008 Final , and again saw Spain beat Germany 1–0 , who were the top scorers of the 2010 tournament up to that point .
两词在上述语境中含义相同。