Arsenal and Spain midfielder, Mikel Merino, came off the bench on Monday night to score an injury-time 1-0 winner that knocked Portugal – and Cristiano Ronaldo – out of the World Cup in a heavyweight last-16 tie in Dallas.

Mikel Merino scored in the first minute of second-half stoppage time, and Spain beat Portugal 1-0 to end the World Cup career of superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

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