Summary

  • Spain beat Portugal with late goal to book quarter-final against Belgium

  • Defeat means Cristiano Ronaldo will end career without World Cup title after 41-year-old said this would be his final World Cup

  • Get Involved: Does failure to win World Cup in his career affect Ronaldo's legacy?

  • Co-hosts United States knocked out of World Cup 2026 after 4-1 defeat by Belgium

  • Folarin Balogun plays 92 minutes of loss after having his automatic one-match ban suspended by Fifa on eve of match

  • Belgium midfielder Nicolas Raskin says side were fuelled by "sense of injustice" over Balogun's overturned red card

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Written by Flora Snelson & Jude Winter. Edited by Sean Kearns.

  1. Thank you and goodbye

    That's all from us today.

    Thank you so much for joining us.

    Here are some of the things you may have missed from today:

    Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah will meet later as Argentina take on Egypt at 17:00 BST.

    After that, it's Switzerland v Colombia in the final round of 16 game at 21:00.

    We'll be back tomorrow morning to catch you up with everything you might have missed.

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  2. 'Ronaldo failed' - Get Involved

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    This Portugal team were more than good enough to win the World Cup. It has to impact his legacy that he failed, especially when they may have done better with Ramos instead.

    Michael, France

  3. Ronaldo's full-time tears after Portugal World Cup exit

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  4. 'Fail upwards' - Get Involved

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    I've never seen a manager fail upwards as well as Roberto Martinez. Won the FA Cup with Wigan, then disappointed with Everton, wasted Belgium's golden generation, and then somehow got the Portugal job. Next you'll tell me he'll inherit Dechamps' France team.

    Richard, Surrey

  5. 'It wouldn't make sense to continue' - Martinez leaves Portugal

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    Former Swansea, Wigan and Everton boss Martinez managed Belgium from 2016 to 2022 and Portugal since 2023.

    The Spaniard took Belgium to the World Cup semi-finals in 2018, where they lost to France, but then went out in the group stages of 2022.

    He did win the Nations League with Portugal last year but leaves after this World Cup exit.

    "I came to Portugal with the objective of winning the World Cup and because I haven't won it wouldn't make sense to continue," he said.

    "My contract ends today."

    Sutton continued: "His job was to try and win the World Cup and put the best team out for Portugal.

    "Has he done that? Absolutely not.

    "It's scandalous the way he has managed this team.

    "He made a mess of Belgium when they had an opportunity of really doing great things with that golden generation; they ended up Belgian buffoons.

    "Now Portugal, it was pathetic to see a manager act in that manner."

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  6. Get Involved

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    Astonishing that people actually think this was Ronaldo's last World Cup. Do you SERIOUSLY think he's going to sit out a home World Cup in 2030, or one in his adopted home in 2034? Not a chance. He can still win it.

    Jon, Liverpool

  7. CR7 sets new World Cup record in final appearance

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    At the 2026 World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo took 17 shots at goal.

    That is the most shots at a single edition of the Fifa World Cup without creating a single chance for someone else.

    Ronaldo is followed by Mexico's Alberto Garcia Aspe who took 15 shots without providing for a teammate in 1998.

  8. 'A passenger' - Get Involved

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    The man was a passenger, a virtual non-combatant when the team needed to fight for an equaliser. Can't blame him for wanting the opportunity, but a bit of self reflection and a doze of humility would have helped the team more if he had chosen an off field spectator role.

    Jim, Durham

  9. Ronaldo's struggles with the ball

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    Ronaldo's 19 touches against Spain were his second-fewest in a World Cup match he started.

    Some 366 players touched the ball more times than Ronaldo at the 2026 World Cup despite him playing all bar nine minutes of Portugal's five games.

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  10. 'The bitterness is incredible' - Get Involved

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    How can anyone seriously feel this is legitimate. He has been the world’s best player five times, won everything many times over wherever he has gone, and the bitterness/jealousy in England about him is incredible!

    James, Isle of Man

  11. 'Time gets us all'

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    Former England striker on BBC One

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    He is a genius, a superstar. What he has given to football and millions of people is something very rare.

    He will be disappointed because he believed he could win this tournament. But time gets us all.

    I wouldn't put it past him playing for Portugal again because he has that mentality - but it's a sad day for football.

  12. 'Neither of them are the greatest' - Get Involved

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    While I appreciate the debate surrounding Ronaldo & Messi as who’s the best, personally I believe neither of them are the ‘greatest’. History’s littered with incredible players, Pele, Best, Maradona and Zidane to name a few. Maybe pristine pitches, a decline in tough tackling has helped them. Great players though.

    Shane, Penzance

  13. Another one for Messi in the 'GOAT' debate?

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    How Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo didn't just dominate their era. They created one.

    The popularity of former Sporting, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus forward Ronaldo and his long-term rival Lionel Messi have almost changed football fandom.

    Many regards themselves as fans of either Ronaldo or Barcelona legend and former PSG forward Messi - rather than just supporting a club.

    Their rivalry has been featured in a BBC iPlayer documentary this summer.

    Neither group of fans will ever back down on their opinion in the debate on which one of the players is the greatest footballer of all time - if either is that.

    But until 2022 the one thing held against both was that they had never won the World Cup - a trophy which the iconic Pele and Diego Maradona both lifted.

    Messi won it in 2022 with Argentina in Qatar - removing that obstacle. And now Ronaldo will retire having never won it.

    While both players are winding down their careers, with Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia and Messi in the United States with Inter Miami, there is no doubt Messi is still having the higher impact at this stage.

    He is the joint top scorer with seven goals - matching the amount he scored in 2022. Ronaldo has four goals across those tournaments.

  14. Ronaldo's first and last World Cup goals?

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    Ronaldo has scored 11 goals across six World Cups, but there was symmetry to his tournament career.

    Both his first and final World Cup goals came from the penalty spot.

    First World Cup goal

    Ronaldo opened his World Cup account against Iran at Germany 2006.

    He sent Ebrahim Mirzapour the wrong way with a penalty.

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    Last World Cup goal

    Ronaldo's final World Cup goal came from the penalty spot against Croatia in the 2026 round of 32, leveling the match before Goncalo Ramos struck a stoppage-time winner in Portugal's 2-1 victory.

    It was the 41-year-old's first and only World Cup knockout goal.

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  15. Goalscoring record is 'more impressive' - Get Involved

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    I don’t think Ronaldo’s legacy is affected by not winning the World Cup. He has won the Euros and the Nations League (arguably equivalent to the World Cup). Anyway, being the greatest goal scorer of all time is more impressive than any World Cup win.

    Adam, Ormskirk

  16. 'Waddling around the field like a grandad'

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    Chris Sutton
    Former England forward on BBC Radio 5 Live

    He's waddling around the field like a grandad, that's why Portugal are out.

    Cristiano Ronaldo does nothing; he did nothing.

    Goncalo Ramos played in the last 16 at the last World Cup and scored a hat-trick when the manager did have a bit of courage to leave Ronaldo out.

    We're four years further on, Ronaldo is four years older and look what's happened.

    What is Roberto Martinez doing? How can you pander to a player so much?

    Portugal are out because of Roberto Martinez.

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  17. 'Self-centred' - Get Involved

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    Ronaldo will always be one of the best players in history. It is a shame his behaviour and self-centredness will tarnish some of the legacy he leaves behind.

    Louis, London

  18. More than 2,000 minutes of World Cup action

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    Should Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup career be over, he'll finish with 11 goals and two assists across six tournaments.

    Ten of those goals have come in the group stage, with his only knockout stage goal coming last week, when he scored a penalty against Croatia.

    The closest he got to winning the World Cup was when Portugal reached the semi-finals in his first tournament in 2006.

    Here is a list recapping Ronaldo's World Cup career:

    • Tournaments: Six (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026)
    • Appearances: 27
    • Minutes: 2,150
    • Goals: 11
    • Assists: 2

    Germany 2006

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    • Six appearances
    • One goal
    • Portugal finished fourth

    South Africa 2010

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    • Four appearances
    • One goal, one assist
    • Portugal reached the round of 16

    Brazil 2014

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    • Three appearances
    • One goal, one assist
    • Portugal finished 3rd in the group stage

    Russia 2018

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    • Four appearances
    • Four goals
    • Portugal reached the round of 16

    Qatar 2022

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    • Five appearances
    • One goal
    • Portugal reached the quarter-final

    World Cup 2026

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    • Four appearances
    • Three goals
    • Portugal reached the round of 16

  19. 'A role model' - Get Involved

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    It has not affected his legacy. Since Eusebio, has there been anyone who has lifted an average team to achieve more than could be expected? He is a role model to kids and the fact that he’s still super fit and self disciplined is a testament to his professionalism.

    Steve, Sydney

  20. Portugal's most decorated player

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    Ronaldo has lifted three major trophies during his 23-year international career.

    His greatest triumph came at Euro 2016, when Portugal defeated France to win their first major international title.

    He also captained Portugal to Uefa Nations League glory in 2019 and 2025, adding two more international honours to his legacy.

    Despite never winning a World Cup, he leaves Portugal as their most decorated player.

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