Actor Antonio Banderas celebrates Spain’s 1-0 win over Portugal in the FIFA World Cup. Praising the team’s defence, he said that no goals have been scored against Spain in 5 matches. Spain has now reached the quarter-finals.
dallas [अमेरिका]July 7 (ANI): Antonio Banderas celebrated Spain’s passage to the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals after a hard-fought win over Portugal in the round of 16 and praised the national team’s defensive strength. After Spain defeated Portugal 1-0 on Monday, July 6 (local time), the renowned actor and director shared a message on social media in which he highlighted the team’s defensive achievements throughout the tournament. “After a very tough match against a great team like Portugal, I would like to point out that no one has scored against Spain in 5 matches of the tournament,” Banderas wrote in a post on his official X handle. He concluded his post by celebrating Spain reaching the last eight, saying, “We are in the quarter-finals, we deserve congratulations.” After a very difficult match against a great team, such as Portugal, I would like to highlight that in 5 matches of the tournament no one has scored a goal in Spain. We are in quarters, we are excited. RUN
Ronaldo’s last World Cup, Spain in quarter finals
Spain booked their place in the quarter-finals by defeating Portugal 1-0 in a thrilling Iberian derby at the Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Substitute player Mikel Merino scored the decisive goal in the 91st minute to send ‘La Roja’ to the next round. The defeat ended Portugal’s World Cup campaign and was also the last FIFA World Cup match for 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo, who had confirmed ahead of the tournament that the 2026 edition would be his last on football’s biggest stage.
Spain will now travel to face Belgium at the Los Angeles Stadium on Friday, July 10 (local time) for a place in the semi-finals of the tournament. Belgium had booked their quarter-final berth after an impressive 4–1 win over the United States in the Round of 16. (ANI)
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