- World Cup 2018 Day 2 winners and losers: Spain, Portugal, Ronaldo, and all of usYahoo Sports
- Cristiano Ronaldo’s GOAT claim hard to deny as Portugal, Spain play World Cup classicESPN FC (blog)
- Ronaldo has ‘habit’ of going down easy – PiqueESPN
- Fifa trolled for embarrassing gaffe in Spain vs Portugal commentary as they mix up Diego Costa with Brazil star DouglasThe Sun
- Cristiano Ronaldo Ensures Spain’s Grand World Cup Experiment Gets Off to Rocky StartWall Street Journal