Spain waited until the dying moments as substitute Mikel Merino struck a decisive goal in stoppage time to clinch a quarter-final spot, extinguishing Cristiano Ronaldo’s dream of World Cup triumph.
Continue ReadingThe decisive moment arrived via a lanky, somewhat awkward figure surging through the centre‑forward channel—though not the one the storyline had called for. Deep in added time, Mikel Merino latched onto Ferran Torres’s pass, and with a composure that belied an otherwise chaotic contest, slotted the winner beyond Diogo Costa. His celebration mirrored the one […]
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