World Cup Update: Switzerland makes history, Spain and Portugal in the round of 16

Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric after Portugal's victory over Croatia. Source: The Canadian Press / Sammy Kogan/Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press v

In Day 22 of the FIFA World Cup, Portugal edged Croatia in Luka Modrić's farewell, Spain cruised past Austria, and Switzerland defeated Algeria to advance to the Round of 16 for the first time in 88 years.

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