ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) \u2014 Spain midfielder Rodri expressed regret at celebrating in the face of Bernardo Silva after his former Manchester City teammate missed a late chance to equalize for Portugal in their heavyweight World Cup match.<\/p>\n
Silva had a chance to take the round-of-16 game \u2014 won 1-0 by Spain on Monday \u2014 to extra time but headed over the crossbar after six minutes of stoppage time.<\/p>\n
As the Portugal playmaker lay on the ground with his head in his hands, Rodri walked up to Silva and clenched his fist in a taunting gesture. Silva stood up and confronted Rodri, brushing aside his arm and pointing in his face.<\/p>\n
The two players have played together in City’s midfield since 2019. Silva left this summer after running down his contract, and has since joined Real Madrid.<\/p>\n
Rodri told reporters after the game that he’d said sorry to Silva.<\/p>\n
\u201cI made a mistake,” the 2024 Ballon d’Or winner said, “because I celebrated when he had missed. I apologized to him immediately.<\/p>\n
“But that\u2019s all, because of the trust we have.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Portugal was headed home, Spain advanced to a meeting with Belgium in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
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