Portugal 0 - 1 Spain
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It ended with a goal from a tall, slightly ungainly figure driving through the centre-forward position – but perhaps not the one that the narrative demanded. In injury time, Mikel Merino ran on to Ferran Torres’s through-ball and, with an impressive calm after a scrappy game that had largely lacked it, rolled the winner past Diogo Costa. He celebrated, as he had at the Euros two years ago, with a run around the corner flag, echoing his father’s celebration after scoring for Osasuna in Stuttgart in 1991, whole at the other end, another centre-forward slumped. For Cristiano Ronaldo, this was the end. In truth, Ronaldo’s end has been coming for at least four years, since the last-16 tie at the Qatar World Cup when he was left out against Switzerland and his replacement Gonçalo Ramos scored a hat-trick in a 6-1 win. It wouldn’t be fair to say he bowed out not with a bang but with a whimper, because in truth it wasn’t even that. This was the least effective of farewells. Continue reading...
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Portugal vs Spain Stats: World Cup Round of 16 – LIVE
Portugal and Spain go head-to-head for a spot in the FIFA 2026 World Cup quarter-finals. Follow along with our Portugal vs Spain stats page. The post Portugal vs Spain Stats: World Cup Round of 16 – LIVE appeared first on Opta Analyst.
Portugal v Spain: World Cup 2026 last 16 – live
⚽️ Kick-off time: 2pm local, 3pm EDT, 8pm BST, 5am AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology| Golden Boot | Email Scott Portugal: Costa, Joao Cancelo, Dias, Veiga, Nuno Mendes, Joao Neves, Vitinha, Pedro Neto, Fernandes, Joao Felix, Ronaldo. Subs: Jose Sa, Rui Silva, Nelson Semedo, Araujo, Dalot, Inacio, Samu, Matheus Luiz, Silva, Ruben Neves, Goncalo Ramos, Trincao, Leao, Goncalo Guedes, Francisco Conceicao. Spain: Simon, Porro, Cubarsi, Laporte, Cucurella, Gonzalez, Rodri, Yamal, Olmo, Baena, Oyarzabal. Subs: Raya, Joan Garcia, Pubill, Grimaldo, Eric Garcia, Llorente, Merino, Torres, Fabian, Gavi, Pino, Williams, Zubimendi, Munoz, Iglesias. Continue reading...