I shared this note Mikel Merino scored the winning goal in the final minutes, giving Spain a pass to the quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory over Portugal and ending Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup career on Monday. Spain denied Cristiano Ronaldo his last chance to win a World Cup on Monday, defeating Portugal 1-0 and advancing to the quarter-finals in a closely contested match held on Monday at the Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The solitary winning goal came in stoppage time with a shot from newly substituted Mikel Merino (90+1). It seemed that extra time was imminent until Ferran Torres passed the ball to Merino to seal the match in the first minute of added time.
Bernardo Silva sought equality with a header that hit the crossbar. The crowd cheered for Ronaldo, whose sad face was projected on the screens of the Dallas Stadium.
