Spain captain Rodi don talk say di team still get room to improve after dia 1-0 win over Portugal for di World Cup round of 16.
Di match wey happen for Arlington, Texas na tight one, with substitute Mikel Merino scoring for added time. Cristiano Ronaldo leave di field dey cry for im last World Cup appearance for Portugal.
Spain don qualify for Friday quarterfinal for Los Angeles.
Manchester City midfielder Rodri bin win MVP award for di game. Im take di most touches (106), complete di most passes (87), and win di ball back most often (7) for any player for di pitch.
Rodri talk say: “Dere plenty room for improvement. Now we rest and keep improving. We be very similar teams, we want di ball and we want to get personality. Na about small details, I don talk am before. Di first chance we get for di whole game [for Merino goal] come when we enter inside. Na something to learn from for di next games, we get to dey sharper because we fit do plenty damage.”
Coach Luis de la Fuente yarn about Rodri: “Im fit get better or worse days, but im be di leader of dis team, im exceptional. Im give us defensive balance and attack. Dat why im be di best for di world for im position. And we get Martin Zubimendi, wey be di second-best as well. Dat how lucky we be. Questioning [Rodri] dey confuse me.”
Spain get 15 shots on goal but only create two clear chances for di match. Di first one early for Mikel Oyarzabal, and di second for Merino.
Rodri talk: “For football nowadays, for di last third you get to speed tins up. When we break dia lines, we dey maybe take extra touch. You get to turn quick and find di players for attack. Dat how di goal come.”
Spain don advance to quarterfinals for di first time since winning dia only World Cup title for 2010. La Roja go play either United States or Belgium on Friday for Inglewood, California.
