Their tournament
how their World Cup unfoldedPortugal's tournament ends in the cruellest fashion — a 0-1 defeat to Spain in the Round of 16, settled by Merino's goal in the first minute of stoppage time. They had navigated the group stage without losing, yet here the margin between survival and elimination was a single late strike. A side of genuine quality, carrying Cristiano Ronaldo into what may be his final World Cup, departs without the quarter-final berth their broader campaign arguably merited.
Results
Neves 6′Wissa 45+5′
Ronaldo 6′Mendes 17′Ronaldo 39′Nematov 60′Leão 87′
Ronaldo 68′Ramos 90+4′Perisic 53′
Merino 90+1′
Group K standings
how the group finishedGroup K
Final| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇴Colombia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Group winner | |
| 2 | 🇵🇹Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 5 | Runner-up | |
| 3 | 🇨🇩DR Congo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Best third | |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 | Out |
Squad
starting XI from Spain at Portugal in boldGoalkeepers
- 1Diogo Costa26
- 12José Sá33
- 22Rui Silva32
Defenders
- 3Rúben Dias29
- 13Renato Veiga23
- 20João Cancelo32
- 25Nuno Mendes24
- 2Nélson Semedo32
- 4Tomás Araújo24
- 5Diogo Dalot27
- 14Gonçalo Inácio24
Midfielders
- 8Bruno Fernandes31
- 15João Neves21
- 23Vitinha26
- 6Matheus Nunes27
- 10Bernardo Silva32
- 21Rúben Neves29
- 24Samú Costa25
Forwards
- 7Cristiano Ronaldo41
- 11João Félix26
- 18Pedro Neto26
- 9Gonçalo Ramos25
- 16Francisco Trincão26
- 17Rafael Leão27
- 19Gonçalo Guedes29
- 26Francisco Conceição23