Cristiano Ronaldo played his final World Cup match of his career.

On Monday, July 6, the Portuguese national team met the Spanish team in the 2026 World Cup Round of 16 match. The match took place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington (Dallas metropolitan area). The game ended with a score of 0:1. This was 41-year-old Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo's final World Cup match. He had previously stated that he had no plans to play in the tournament again. Ronaldo has played in six World Cups, never winning the tournament. Portugal's best performance under Ronaldo was fourth place at the 2006 World Cup. In 2010, the team lost 0-1 to Spain in the round of 16. In 2014, Portugal failed to advance from its group stage. In 2018, the team lost 2-1 to Uruguay in the round of 16. In 2022, Portugal lost 1-0 to Morocco in the quarterfinals.