Spain v Portugal LIVE: Cristiano Ronaldo handed World Cup heartache after late Mikel Merino strike settles last 16 tie – UK Times

Spain’s squad celebrate calmly. They were not quite as fluid in this one, the Iberian rivalry perhaps stifling their creativity for long spells, but it is yet another clean sheet and they look so, so solid at the back.

They will face USA or Belgium in the quarter-finals. Neither will fear them but there remains a sense that La Roja can find another gear in attack.

Ronaldo stands alone near the centre circle, hands on hips and with plenty of cameras trained on him. He’s disappointed, of course. But when Portugal were struggling to do anything, it is utterly bizarre that Martinez did not have the strength to replace the captain with Ramos.

Spain have won it in added time thanks to Merino’s lovely finish.

Portugal head home. That’s it for Ronaldo. He was a bystander for this one. As he was for much of the tournament.

99’ – Torres lunges in on Conceicao, earning himself a booking and gifting Portugal one last chance with a free kick on the right, almost 40 yards out. Costa is coming up.

Fernandes takes it but Neves heads it wide and…

98’ – We still playing but Portugal’s level of urgency is far from the maximum.

97’ – Iglesias replaces Oyarzabal.

96’ – Finally a cross. Finally a chance. Conceicao crosses from the right and Bernardo somehow gets above Rodri but his header lands on the roof of the net.

The former Manchester City teammates then exchange some feisty words.

96’ – Portugal’s response appears to be not to bother responding.

95’ – Leao does some needless trickery on the left. Put it in the box man!

94’ – Viega is booked for halting Yamal on the counter.