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Merino ends Ronaldo's World Cup, Belgium dismantles the US dream: Monday's World Cup dispatches from Dallas and Seattle

Mikel Merino came off the bench to break Portuguese hearts with a 91st-minute winner in Dallas, ending what Ronaldo confirmed was his final World Cup. Then Belgium took the United States apart 4–1 in Seattle. Spain and Belgium meet in the quarterfinals.

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