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Spain ends World Cup career of Ronaldo and US player’s suspension lifted to play Belgium, in photos

The round-of-16 game between Portugal and Spain on Monday at the home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys was the last World Cup appearance for Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo. Later in Seattle, the United States was playing Belgium and all eyes were expected to be on U.S. forward Folarin Balogun. Balogun was red-carded last week but his automatic suspension was lifted after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of the star.

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