Mikel Merino netted in stoppage time to send Spain into the World Cup quarter-finals with a cagey 1-0 win over Portugal on Monday as Cristiano Ronaldo said goodbye to the World Cup.
Merino expertly finished off fellow substitute Ferran Torres' through-ball a minute after the 90 as the 2010 World Cup winners and reigning European champions got the better of their neighbors.
It means 41-year-old Portugal great Ronaldo is left with Euro 2016 glory and two Nations League titles as his only international honors. He had previously said this would be his last World Cup.
The forward made his 27th and seemingly last World Cup appearance, having featured in a record-equalling six editions.
Spain have now gone a fifth game without letting in a goal at this edition and a record six across men's tournaments.
