When he was young he was incredible.
It was Ronaldo’s last world cup and Yamal’s first. Yamal is where Ronaldo was all those years ago.
The swansong turned out to be a bitter dirge.Someone had to return to the airport with shattered hopes and a broken heart.
Sadly it was Ronaldo.
Portugal’s lack of attacking creativity and poor transitional offense brought their 2026 world cup run to an end.
The Spanish hero who saved the day was the super-sub Mikel Merino who scored the only goal of the game in the first minute of injury time.
No build-up. Just a freekick taken quickly and Spain’s situational awareness made the path for them into the quarters.
Cristiano had to leave without world cup glory, but he will be remembered beyond any trophy football could offer.
Spain will take Belgium on next.
They aren’t talked about much – but Lukaku is lurking.The calm before the storm…. (LP)
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