Spain strike late in Ronaldo's last World Cup match

📊 Stats

Metric	Portugal	Spain
Possession	44%	56%
Shots	10	15
Shots on target	3	6
Shots off target	4	5
Corners	3	7
Fouls	9	13
Yellow cards	2	1
Red cards	0	0
Offsides	2	1
Goalkeeper saves	5	1

⚡ Key Moments

• 90' - score change - Mikel Merino, Ferran Torres [0-1]

⭐ Key Players

• Mikel Merino struck 1 winner at 90' in the 0-1 result.
• Ferran Torres delivered 1 assist at 90' and saw a yellow card at 90'.
• Unai Simon made a key save from Cristiano Ronaldo at 39' to keep it level.
• Bernardo Silva picked up a yellow card at 88' after coming on.

Portugal’s main first-half highlights revolved around Cristiano Ronaldo, denied at 39' when Unai Simon saved an acrobatic effort after Joao Felix kept the move alive and nodded the ball back into danger. The update also described another earlier Ronaldo chance that again drew a difficult save from Spain’s goalkeeper.

After the break, Portugal were forced into changes when Nuno Mendes went off at 55'09'', with Nelson Semedo introduced. Roberto Martinez then turned to Rafael Leao and Diogo Dalot at 70', before Bernardo Silva and Francisco Conceicao followed at 82'.

Spain adjusted too, bringing on Ferran Torres for Alex Baena at 74'46'', then Fabian Ruiz and Mikel Merino at 84'. Those moves paid off at the death: Merino finished at 90', assisted by Ferran, to settle the summary.

Spain also led the stats battle - 56% possession, 15-8 shots (on target 6-3), and 7-3 corners - as Portugal collected late bookings for Bernardo Silva and Renato Veiga.

📅 What's Next

• Spain vs Belgium, 10 Jul 2026 19:00 UTC. BET HERE

🔮 Accurate Prediction

Our pre-match analysis called this one correctly. These picks were backed before kick-off and landed after the final result.

To Qualify: Away @1.49
Pre-match pick: The strategist’s safest angle was Spain to