Dallas, July 7 -- Antonio Banderas celebrated Spain's place in the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals while praising the national team's defensive resilience following its hard-fought victory over Portugal in the Round of 16.

After Spain edged Portugal 1-0 on Monday, July 6 (local time), the renowned actor and director shared a message on social media highlighting the team's defensive achievement throughout the tournament.

"After a very tough match against a great team like Portugal, I'd like to highlight that in 5 tournament matches, no one has scored a goal against Spain," Banderas wrote in a post on his official X handle.

He concluded his post by celebrating Spain's progress to the last eight, saying, "We're in the quarterfinals, we're to...