Portugal

This is the end for Portugal, and it is a painful one.

They lost 1-0 to Spain in the round of 16, so their tournament is over.

And it is a frustrating one, because for a long time it looked like the game was drifting toward extra time.

Both teams are among the best in the world, and neither could find a way through.

Then, a minute into added time, Spain midfielder Mikel Merino scored in the 90+1 minute to knock Portugal out.

There was no time left to come back, and just like that, it led to the end of the competition for CR7's team.

But this exit means so much more than one game.

This was the last World Cup for Cristiano Ronaldo, 41 years old, one of the greatest players the game has ever seen.

So this is not just Portugal going home, it is the end of Ronaldo's World Cup story.

He chased this trophy for over 20 years and never quite won it, and now that chase is finally over.

The run itself had real high points, from a big 5-0 win over Uzbekistan in the group to a dramatic 2-1 win over Croatia in the round of 32.

Around Ronaldo there was real quality too, with Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) and Vitinha (PSG) able to change a game in an instant.

But in the end one late goal sent them home, and it closed the World Cup story of one of the GOATs of football.