Pakistan, July 8 -- Substitute Mikel Merino scored a late winner to put Spain in the quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory over ...

Cortez is working his third World Cup, has been with the AP 16 years and is based in Dallas. Why this photo A day before Monday's Portugal-Spain match Cristiano Ronaldo answered questions at news ...

Portugal exits the FIFA World Cup after losing 1-0 to Spain, ending Cristiano Ronaldo's final chance at the trophy. Manager ...

Cristiano Ronaldo announced that the 2026 World Cup would be his last on Sunday, July 5. Here’s what to know about whether or ...

For 79 minutes of Tuesday afternoon’s round of 16 match against Egypt, Lionel Messi was terrible, and by extension so was ...

Cristiano Ronaldo's football legacy was built on overcoming poverty, training with bottles, surviving heart surgery, and ...

After a 1-0 loss to Spain in the round of 16, Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed that he will retire from the World Cup stage.

Luis de la Fuente offered a long list of reasons why Spain is a World Cup favorite that can’t be counted out of winning the entire tournament.

Cristiano Ronaldo ends his World Cup career with 11 goals in 27 appearances, but no titles in a storied but complicated ...

Cristiano Ronaldo walked off a World Cup field for what he says will be the final time on Monday. Portugal’s 1-0 loss to ...

One of the World Cup hosts and one of soccer’s greatest ever players were eliminated from the tournament on Monday in the ...

A heroic 90th-minute goal from Mikel Merino off the bench sent Spain into the World Cup quarterfinals on Monday, July 6, with ...