FIFA World Cup

FT Monday, July 6, 2026
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Match Report

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Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup career ends as Spain beat Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup dream ended in tears as Mikel Merino stepped off the bench to fire Spain into the quarterfinals with an injury-time winner in Dallas.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
5
55.4
Possession
44.6
15
SHOTS
10
6
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
467
Accurate Passes
357
530
Passes
427
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
16
Crosses
13
0.1
Cross %
0.3
33
Long Balls
52
16
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
9
18
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
7
13
Effective Clearances
23
13
Clearances
23

Highlights

00:26 Portuguese heartbreak in Lisbon as Merino scores winner for Spain Watch on ESPN 01:57 Was Martinez wrong not to sub Ronaldo vs. Spain? Watch on ESPN 01:23 Burley: Portugal were never winning World Cup with Ronaldo up front Watch on ESPN 00:44 Madness in Madrid as Spain score a late winner vs. Portugal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Diogo CostaG
  2. 13Renato VeigaCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 25Nuno MendesLB
  5. 20João CanceloRB
  6. 8Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 15João NevesLM
  8. 23VitinhaRM
  9. 7Cristiano RonaldoF
  10. 11João FélixAM-L
  11. 18Pedro NetoAM-R

ESP · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Unai SimónG
  2. 14Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 22Pau CubarsíCD-R
  4. 24Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 12Pedro PorroRB
  6. 10Dani OlmoAM
  7. 20PedriLM
  8. 16RodriRM
  9. 21Mikel OyarzabalF
  10. 15Álex BaenaAM-L
  11. 19Lamine YamalAM-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  2. 23'
  3. 26' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 26'
  5. 37' Delay in match because of an injury João Félix (Portugal).
  6. 37'
  7. 38' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  8. 38'
  9. 54' Delay in match because of an injury Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
  10. 54'
  11. 55' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  12. 55'
  13. 56' Substitution, Portugal. Nélson Semedo replaces Nuno Mendes because of an injury.
  14. 68' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  15. 68'
  16. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  17. 71'
  18. 71' Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Dalot replaces João Cancelo.
  19. 71' Substitution, Portugal. Rafael Leão replaces João Félix.
  20. 75' Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Álex Baena.
  21. 83' Substitution, Portugal. Francisco Conceição replaces Pedro Neto.
  22. 83' Substitution, Portugal. Bernardo Silva replaces Vitinha.
  23. 85' Substitution, Spain. Fabián Ruiz replaces Pedri.
  24. 85' Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Dani Olmo.
  25. 89' Bernardo Silva (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  26. 90'+1' Goal! Portugal 0, Spain 1. Mikel Merino (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres with a through ball.
  27. 90'+4' Renato Veiga (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  28. 90'+7' Substitution, Spain. Borja Iglesias replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.
  29. 90'+8' Ferran Torres (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

FIFA World Cup News

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