Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup journey comes to an end

In the 2026 World Cup Round of 16, Spain defeated Portugal 1-0 with a goal from Mikel Merino in the 90th minute, advancing to the quarterfinals.

Spain had the final say in the Iberian derby, which remained scoreless for a long time.

Mikel Merino scored the goal that sent Spain to the quarterfinals in the 90+1st minute.

Ronaldo played his final World Cup match

This was also the final match in this major tournament for Cristiano Ronaldo, who has competed in 6 World Cups in his career.

With the Spain match, Cristiano Ronaldo became the oldest player to start a World Cup Round of 16 match at 41 years and 151 days old.

The Portuguese star could not hold back his tears after the final whistle. Ronaldo, who started all 5 matches in this tournament, celebrated 3 goals.

Ronaldo became the first footballer to score in 6 different World Cups, recording 11 goals in 27 matches.

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