World Cup 2026: Spain edge Portugal with late Merino goal to reach quarter-finals

North America Sports Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:51:02 GMT High confidence — 89/100

Sport Issued on: 06/07/2026 - 23:05Modified: 06/07/2026 - 23:13 1 min Reading time By: Spain's Mikel Merino celebrates scoring the opener against Portugal.
© Kai Pfaffenbach, Reuters Mikel Merino scored an injury-time winner as European champions Spain beat Iberian rivals Portugal in a tense last-16 encounter to book a place in the quarter-finals and end Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup career.
Merino broke the deadlock in the first minute of time added on at the AT&T Stadium outside Dallas to send the Spaniards into a last-eight clash against either Belgium or the United States in Los Angeles on

Sport Issued on: 06/07/2026 - 23:05Modified: 06/07/2026 - 23:13 1 min Reading time By: Spain's Mikel Merino celebrates scoring the opener against Portugal.
© Kai Pfaffenbach, Reuters Mikel Merino scored an injury-time winner as European champions Spain beat Iberian rivals Portugal in a tense last-16 encounter to book a place in the quarter-finals and end Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup career.
Merino broke the deadlock in the first minute of time added on at the AT&T Stadium outside Dallas to send the Spaniards into a last-eight clash against either Belgium or the United States in Los Angeles on

Sources: RFI, France 24, Al Jazeera