{"id":251751,"date":"2026-07-07T01:09:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T01:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/rodri-accepts-blame-as-he-comments-about-heated-exchange-with-ex-teammate-bernardo-silva-in-spains-win-over-portugal-in-fifa-world-cup-round-of-16\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T01:09:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T01:09:50","slug":"rodri-accepts-blame-as-he-comments-about-heated-exchange-with-ex-teammate-bernardo-silva-in-spains-win-over-portugal-in-fifa-world-cup-round-of-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/rodri-accepts-blame-as-he-comments-about-heated-exchange-with-ex-teammate-bernardo-silva-in-spains-win-over-portugal-in-fifa-world-cup-round-of-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodri accepts blame as he comments about heated exchange with ex-teammate Bernardo Silva in Spain\u2019s win over Portugal in FIFA World Cup Round of 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5188465\" data-slug-id=\"2804825\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Spain captain Rodri said that he was wrong to celebrate his former Manchester City teammate Bernardo Silva&#8217;s late miss for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/portugal-football\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Portugal<\/a> in the 1-0 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 victory at Dallas Stadium, Arlington, on Monday (July 6).<\/p>\n<p>A cagey second half burst to life in stoppage time when substitute Mikel Merino latched on to Ferran Torres&#8217; pass through a vacant Selecao defence. The Arsenal man made no mistake as he beat the onrushing Diogo Costa.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Late on, Selecao substitute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/bernardo-silva\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Bernardo Silva<\/a> saw a close-range header sail over. As the midfielder lay on the ground following the miss, Rodri was seen celebrating it, which didn&#8217;t go well with Silva.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Following the final whistle, the 2024 Ballon d&#8217;Or owned up to being in the wrong for celebrating Silva&#8217;s miss as he said (via Madrid Xtra):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI APOLOGISE to Bernardo Silva for celebrating his miss in the last play. It was MY FAULT.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Rodri and Silva were teammates at the Etihad for seven seasons before the latter left this summer as a free agent, winning multiple titles together, including the treble in 2023.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Spain set FIFA World Cup record as they see off Portugal to reach quarter-finals<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><\/noscript><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/3329a-17833774554572-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/3329a-17833774554572-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/3329a-17833774554572-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/3329a-17833774554572-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/3329a-17833774554572-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/3329a-17833774554572-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/3329a-17833774554572-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/3329a-17833774554572-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/3329a-17833774554572-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"Portugal vs Spain: Round of 16 - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Source: Getty\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/3329a-17833774554572-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201280%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Portugal vs Spain: Round of 16 &#8211; FIFA World Cup 2026 &#8211; Source: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/spain-football\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Spain<\/a> are into the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals after beating Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s Portugal by a solitary goal in a hard-fought Round of 16 battle in Arlington.<\/p>\n<p>Having not conceded during the group stage, Luis de la Fuente&#8217;s side continued their fine run in the Round of 32 with a 3-0 victory over Austria before repeating the trick against Ronaldo and Co.<\/p>\n<p>With that, the 2010 champions have become the first side in FIFA World Cup history to keep six consecutive clean sheets (as per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/live\/cze9xg6480gt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">the BBC<\/a>), a run stretching back to Qatar 2022, where they lost on penalties to Morocco in the Round of 16 after a goalless 120 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>De La Fuente&#8217;s side &#8211; who haven&#8217;t conceded in over 10 hours in the competition &#8211; next take on co-hosts USA or Belgium in the last eight on Friday (July 10) at Los Angeles Stadium, Inglewood.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Bhargav<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/football\/news-rodri-accepts-blame-comments-heated-exchange-ex-teammate-bernardo-silva-spain-s-win-portugal-fifa-world-cup-round-16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain captain Rodri said that he was wrong to celebrate his former Manchester City teammate Bernardo Silva&#8217;s late miss for Portugal in the 1-0 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 victory at Dallas Stadium, Arlington, on Monday (July 6). A cagey second half burst to life in stoppage time when substitute Mikel Merino latched [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":251752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6806],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-251751","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gossip"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251751\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}