{"id":17057,"date":"2026-07-08T03:46:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T22:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=17057"},"modified":"2026-07-08T03:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T22:16:51","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2026-july-7-2026-ronaldos-world-cup-ends-usas-journey-ends-with-a-1-4-loss-against-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-july-7-2026-ronaldos-world-cup-ends-usas-journey-ends-with-a-1-4-loss-against-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 | July 7, 2026: Ronaldo&#8217;s World Cup Ends, USA\u2019s journey ends with a 1-4 loss against Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spain edged Portugal 1\u20130 in stoppage time. Belgium crushed the United States 4\u20131. The FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 Round of 16 delivered two results that will be remembered \u2014 one for a last-gasp winner, the other for the man who walked off the Dallas Stadium pitch for the final time in a World Cup.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-july-7-2026-ronaldos-world-cup-ends-usas-journey-ends-with-a-1-4-loss-against-belgium\/#Spain_1%E2%80%930_Portugal_Dallas_Stadium\" title=\"Spain 1\u20130 Portugal | Dallas Stadium\">Spain 1\u20130 Portugal | Dallas Stadium<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-july-7-2026-ronaldos-world-cup-ends-usas-journey-ends-with-a-1-4-loss-against-belgium\/#Belgium_4%E2%80%931_USA_Seattle_Stadium\" title=\"Belgium 4\u20131 USA | Seattle Stadium\">Belgium 4\u20131 USA | Seattle Stadium<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-july-7-2026-ronaldos-world-cup-ends-usas-journey-ends-with-a-1-4-loss-against-belgium\/#Still_to_Come_%E2%80%94_the_Round_of_16_Concludes\" title=\"Still to Come \u2014 the Round of 16 Concludes\">Still to Come \u2014 the Round of 16 Concludes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>All the<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\"><i> FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 <\/i><\/a><i>action is live on ZEE 5 \u2014 India&#8217;s home of the World Cup. Watch every remaining match live with the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\"><i>ZEE 5 FIFA Subscription <\/i><\/a><i>Quarterly Plan at \u20b9799.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spain_1%E2%80%930_Portugal_Dallas_Stadium\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/por-vs-esp-quickfire-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z5998564?utm_source=GoogleOneBox&amp;utm_medium=GoogleSearch&amp;utm_campaign=OneBox_quick_fire_highlight\"><b>Spain 1\u20130 Portugal<\/b><\/a><b> | Dallas Stadium<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For 90 minutes, Portugal held. Diogo Costa produced a brilliant double save in the 15th minute \u2014 first gathering a Lamine Yamal curler, then tipping an Alex Baena drive around the post. Nuno Mendes struck the crossbar in the 41st minute after a deflection off Pedro Porro wrong-footed Unai Sim\u00f3n. Cristiano Ronaldo tested Sim\u00f3n in the 11th minute with a powerful right-footed effort. Neither side could break the other.<\/p>\n<p>Then came the 91st minute. Ferran Torres threaded a precise ball into the box for fellow substitute Mikel Merino, who steered a composed low finish into the bottom left corner. Spain 1\u20130. Portugal had nothing left.<\/p>\n<p>Bernardo Silva&#8217;s late header drifted onto the roof of the net. The final whistle followed. Spain are through to the quarter-finals, where they face Belgium. And Cristiano Ronaldo has played his final FIFA World Cup match \u2014 a career that spanned four tournaments, one hat-trick against this very opponent in 2018, and a legacy that no single result can diminish.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Belgium_4%E2%80%931_USA_Seattle_Stadium\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/usa-vs-bel-quickfire-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z5998576?utm_source=GoogleOneBox&amp;utm_medium=GoogleSearch&amp;utm_campaign=OneBox_quick_fire_highlight\"><b>Belgium 4\u20131 USA<\/b><\/a><b> | Seattle Stadium<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The United States became the third and last co-host nation eliminated from the tournament, following Canada and Mexico. Belgium were ruthless. Charles De Ketelaere scored twice \u2014 capitalising on a Tim Ream clearance error in the 8th minute, then heading in a Leandro Trossard cross two minutes after Malik Tillman had equalised for the USA in the 30th minute. It was 2\u20131 at half-time after a VAR check in stoppage time found no handball.<\/p>\n<p>The second half was a procession. Matt Freese came out to collect a high ball out of his area in the 56th minute and failed to clear it away. Hans Vanaken got the loose ball and slotted it home. J\u00e9r\u00e9my Doku came on, drove at the US defence, and struck the crossbar. In stoppage time, Romelu Lukaku needed four minutes off the bench to finish the job \u2014 4\u20131. Tillman, the US goalscorer, also collected a yellow card in the 69th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Belgium face Spain in the quarter-finals. A Red Devils side with depth, goals from substitutes, and De Ketelaere in the form of his life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Still_to_Come_%E2%80%94_the_Round_of_16_Concludes\"><\/span><b>Still to Come \u2014 the Round of 16 Concludes<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Two matches remain to complete the Round of 16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/argentina\/argentina-squad\">Argentina <\/a>face <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/iraq\/iraq-squad\"><b>Egypt <\/b><\/a>at the Atlanta Stadium at 9:30 PM IST tonight. Then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/switzerland\/switzerland-squad\">Switzerland <\/a>take on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/colombia\/colombia-squad\">Colombia <\/a>at BC Place in Vancouver at 1:30 AM IST. The winners join the six sides already through to the quarter-finals. After those two matches, the last eight of the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 will be confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Argentina vs Egypt and Switzerland vs Colombia \u2014 both live on ZEE 5. Don&#8217;t miss the conclusion of the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 Round of 16.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Disclaimer: Subscription pack prices are subject to change from time to time. 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