Spain Defeats Portugal 1-0 to Reach World Cup Quarterfinals, Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup Journey Ends

Kathmandu. Mikel Merino scored the decisive goal in the first minute of the second half's injury time, leading Spain to a 1-0 victory over Portugal on Monday and securing a place in the quarterfinals. With this, the World Cup journey and possibly the international career of football legend Cristiano Ronaldo is considered to have ended.

Merino took a quick free-kick after a foul, advanced towards the goal, and utilized Ferran Torres's pass to score the winning goal, deceiving goalkeeper Diogo Costa.