PORTUGAL’S forward Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the Russia 2018 World Cup Round of 16 football match between Uruguay and Portugal at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi. AFP

MOSCOW, Russia — Russia is hoping for a World Cup miracle on Sunday as it takes on 2010 winners Spain for a place in the quarterfinals after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi exited the tournament.

The other Last 16 match pits a talented Croatia team led by Luka Modric that had a perfect record in the group phase against Denmark.

France beat Messi’s Argentina, 4-3, in a World Cup classic as 19-year-old Kylian Mbappe announced himself on the biggest stage with a superb two-goal performance and Les Bleus came from behind to send the 2014 finalists packing.

Mbappe became the first teenager to score twice in a World Cup match since a 17-year-old Pele in the 1958 finals.

The Brazilian legend tweeted to the Frenchman: “Congratulations, @KMbappe, 2 goals in a World Cup so young puts you in great company.”

Messi, though, was unable to find the net, leaving Russia with a single goal, and at 31, the Barcelona great has probably seen any chance of winning the World Cup evaporate.

Later in Sochi, Ronaldo, who started the World Cup with a hat-trick against Spain, was powerless to prevent Portugal slipping out of the tournament as Edinson Cavani scored two brilliant goals in a 2-1 win to send the European champion home.

Cavani, who lines up alongside Mbappe at Paris Saint-Germain, opened the scoring with a leaping header and curled a superb first-time shot past Rui Patricio to win the match after Pepe had equalized.

Although the Uruguayan striker limped off, he later said it was only a knock and he expects to be back to face France in the quarterfinals.