The young Spanish star Lamine Yamal shared an interesting moment with him Cristiano Ronaldo after ending one of the best matches of the World Cup on Monday. Shortly after Spain sealed a 1-0 win over Portugal in the Round of 16, the 18-year-old was one of the first players to travel to Portugal. Ronaldo. After the Portuguese legend was distraught after the final whistle, Yamal hugged the 41-year-old in a show of respect after the sixth and final goal. FIFA World Cup reached its peak. The race in Dallas was billed as a meeting between two generations. On the other side was Yamal, the youthful exuberance leading Spain’s new era. On the other hand, Ronaldo, one of the greatest players in the history of football, made his last appearance at the World Cup. In the end, youth won out. Spain booked their place in the quarter-finals thanks to Mikel Merino’s superb goal in the first minute of the second half. After winning the first round, Merino resumed play, continued to run into the box and finished off Ferran Torres to beat Diogo Costa and send Spain through. The win also set Ronaldo in pursuit of the only major trophy missing from his successful career. The Portugal captain, who remains the all-time leader in men’s international football with 146 goals and 233 appearances, walked off the field at the final whistle. His dream of leading Portugal to their first World Cup title was gone again. Ronaldo had the advantage in the game but found the Spanish player Unai Simón inspired. His best chance came in the 37th minute when João Félix’s header headed his way. Ronaldo did well with a repeated effort, but Simón recovered well to save. Portugal did everything in front for a long time, with Bernardo Silva almost finding an equaliser, but Spain’s defense held firm to record a sixth successive World Cup title. For Ronaldo, the defeat was the end of a remarkable World Cup journey that began in 2006, when Portugal reached the semi-finals. They were subsequently eliminated in the Round of 16 in 2010, eliminated from the group in 2014, another defeat in the Round of 16 in 2018 and a final in 2022 before their final campaign ended at the same stage against Spain.