HOUSTON (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo is in Portugal’s starting lineup world cup Despite an unforgettable performance in the team’s opening game against Uzbekistan on Tuesday.
41 year old ronaldo Couldn’t score in Portugal’s first match The team ended up in a surprising 1-1 draw with Congo.
Television pundits criticized Ronaldo’s performance against Congo after he missed several chances in the second half. Others wondered why coach Roberto Martinez didn’t make a substitution in the second half, given his team’s struggles offensively.
However, Martínez once again featured alongside Ronaldo in a crucial match in which Portugal needed a win to improve their chances of progressing to the finals.
Martínez made two changes to the line-up, placing midfielder Bernardo Silva on the bench in place of Joao Félix and starting defender Rubén Díaz in place of Tomas Araujo.
Ronaldo and Argentina national team captain lionel messi He is the only man to appear in this year’s World Cup six times. Ronaldo will try again on Tuesday to become the first player to score in six World Cups.
He currently shares the record with Messi, who has scored five goals in two games for Argentina this year, and a record 18 goals across five competitions. Messi failed to score in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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