Portugal knocked out by Spain, Ronaldo's World Cup ends

Spain 1–0 Portugal, World Cup over

It ended in Dallas. Mikel Merino scored late and Portugal are out of the World Cup, round of 16, 1–0 to Spain (1) (2) (5) (6). Roberto Martinez said it straight after the final whistle: "It was my last game with the Portuguese national team" (1). He came to win the World Cup and he is gone.

Ronaldo's last World Cup

Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed this was his final World Cup (1) (2). The 39-year-old led the team out for warm-ups and left the pitch in tears, with a mix of applause and whistles on the big screen (1). He closes his international career without the trophy that mattered most.

Yamal: Portugal were one of the three best

Lamine Yamal had kind words after the whistle. "Portugal were one of the three best teams at the World Cup," he said, placing them alongside Brazil and Argentina in his personal ranking (1). High praise from the player who helped knock you out.

Spanish press unimpressed

Not everyone was buying the performance. A Bola ran a brutal line: "The way Portugal played at this World Cup already looked like an eliminated team" (4). The attack never sparked against Spain and the criticism has not been gentle.

Ronaldo's Instagram says plenty

After the elimination, Cristiano Ronaldo is following only four Portugal teammates on Instagram: Diogo Dalot, João Cancelo, Rafael Leão, and Bruno Fernandes (3). José Sá, Nélson Semedo, Vitinha, the rest did not make the cut.

Spain face Belgium Friday

Spain move on to a quarterfinal against Belgium on Friday (2) (6). Mikel Oyarzabal and Lamine Yamal are expected to lead the attack. Six Spain squad players have not yet seen a minute at this tournament (5).