Ronaldo and Ramos fire Portugal into Spain showdown

Portugal edge Croatia, Spain waiting

Portugal 2–1 Croatia in the round of 16, and it sets up a colossal quarter-final with Spain (1) (3). Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonçalo Ramos got the goals. Roberto Martínez did not hold back afterwards: "We want to win the World Cup for him", him being Ronaldo (1). Croatia fought through Ivan Perišić and Luka Modric, but Portugal held on. Preparation for Spain begins immediately (3).

Switzerland cruise past Algeria

Switzerland 2–0 Algeria, no drama (1). Granit Xhaka became the first Swiss player to reach 150 caps in the process (Reddit). The Swiss move into the last 16 looking composed.

Friday's late kick-off and Saturday's slate

Australia face Egypt Friday evening to close out the round of 16 (1). Saturday brings Colombia vs Ghana and world champions Argentina against debutants Cape Verde, with Lionel Messi and company under the lights (1) (2) (4).

Fan reactions

Reddit is deep in the stats this morning. MisterChip flagged that Rudi Garcia has now lost three Ligue 1 matches this century after leading 2–0, no manager has lost more from that position. The Xhaka 150-cap milestone got love from the stat accounts too. Elsewhere, the Tuchel "karma" quote about England at the Azteca has the subreddit split, and news of eight Tunisia players testing positive for a banned substance, blamed on contaminated meat in Mexico, is raising eyebrows. Join the stat chat here.

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