Merino strikes at the death for Spain to send Portugal and Ronaldo limping out | World Cup 2026
By: Jonathan Wilson at Dallas Stadium | Published: 2026-07-06 21:09:02 | Source: www.theguardian.com
It ended with a goal from a tall, slightly ungainly figure driving through the centre-forward position – but perhaps not the one that the narrative demanded. In stoppage time, Mikel Merino ran on to Ferran Torres’s through-ball and, with impressive calm after a scrappy game that had largely lacked it, rolled the winner past Diogo Costa.
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He celebrated, as he had after his winner against…
