World Cup highlights: Spain impress as Ronaldo & Ramos send Portugal to Round of 16

[p][i]Flashscore[/i] brings you the best moments of the tournament in our daily World Cup feature. Here’s what happened on day 22![/p][p]As always, check out the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-world-championship-world-cup-highlights-usa-make-history-as-belgium-stage-incredible-comeback-over-senegal/nZFrCOYF/"]day 21 World Cup highlights here[/a].[/p][h2]Key moments[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a] shone brightly - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/austria-naHiWdnt/spain-bLyo6mco/?mid=jJucpA84"]a superb performance[/a] from the team led by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lamine-yamal/lAt3vEub/"]Luis de la Fuente[/a] against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/austria/naHiWdnt/"]Austria[/a]. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/oyarzabal-mikel/dQ1P695O/"]Mikel Oyarzábal[/a] scored twice, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/porro-pedro/nTebDzHC/"]Pedro Porro[/a] added another for ‘La Roja’, who will face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portugal/WvJrjFVN/"]Portugal[/a] in the Round of 16.[/p][p]Highlighting just one individual performance would be unfair: Spain delivered an outstanding team display. It’s one of the best performances from the squad in a long time. Fullbacks Porro and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cucurella-marc/QTynbZd3/"]Marc Cucurella[/a] played almost like wing-backs, constantly pushing into the Austrian box.[/p][p]Lamine Yamal once again impressed with his dribbling, directness, and speed. Álex Baena also put in a strong performance, and Oyarzábal confirmed his excellent form with a brace.[/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /][h2]Player of the day[/h2][p]Spain will now face a Portuguese side that, despite its struggles, remains dangerous. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ronaldo-cristiano/WGOY4FSt/"]Cristiano Ronaldo[/a] led his [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/croatia-K8aznggo/portugal-WvJrjFVN/?mid=6BqAZhfn"]team’s comeback[/a] against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/croatia/K8aznggo/"]Croatia[/a].[/p][p]The Croatians took the lead through a goal from Perisic. CR7 equalised from the penalty spot, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ramos-goncalo/xfW2M1Tt/"]Goncalo Ramos[/a] scored the winner for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martinez-mario/p6qQKqbD/"]Roberto Martínez[/a]’s men.[/p][p]Cristiano Ronaldo is the player of the day. He stepped up when Portugal needed him most and now faces the challenge of taking on Spain.[/p][embed guid="6bb1328c-2fe1-4979-9030-687ace1c7040" url="https://x.com/DAZNFutbol/status/2072858243399852068" social-type="twitter" /][p]Ronaldo was also named MVP of the match against Croatia.[/p][h2]Goal of the day[/h2][p]Mikel Oyarzabal is establishing himself as Spain’s main striker. After a brilliant season with Real Sociedad, Oyarzábal has become a key player for Luis de la Fuente: his movement allows him to link up with the wingers and he has a real eye for goal.[/p][p]The Real Sociedad forward scored a superb goal to make it 1-0 for Spain against Austria. He finished off a low, first-time shot from a cross by Cucurella, beating the Austrian goalkeeper to open the scoring.[/p][h2]Best of social media[/h2][p]The embrace between Cristiano and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/modric-luka/bZWyoJnA/"]Luka Modric[/a], two legends of world football, went viral on social media. The Croatian and the Portuguese were teammates at Real Madrid, winning four Champions League titles together.[/p][p]Modric leaves the World Cup empty-handed and with many questions to answer.[/p][embed guid="305d158a-30f2-4a5e-9c36-f3a7b1d5fc5b" url="https://x.com/DAZNFutbol/status/2072856691461222553" social-type="twitter" /]