Ronaldo to begin World Cup match against South Korea. Martin Liberman reports that Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo will start against South Korea on Friday, December 2, in Group H of the FIFA World Cup. The Portuguese forward’s availability has been questioned after he missed practice due to fitness concerns.
Fernando Santos, the manager of Selecao das Quinas, stated on December 1 that there was a 50/50 chance that he would be able to play against South Korea, adding, “In theory, he will train soon, if he is in condition, we will see later.” He is a part of the 20-player group that can play if there are no more issues, but I’m not sure if it will be split evenly.
Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be available for the match against the Asian Tigers, and he may even start. The former Manchester United striker has played in two matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, scoring one goal total. Portugal has already advanced to the round of 16, but with a win over South Korea, they may become the first team to sweep all of their group matches.
Ronaldo is thinking about records since he needs one more goal to tie Portuguese legend Eusebio’s FIFA World Cup record of nine goals. The former Real Madrid attacker looked to make contact with the ball during Santos’ team’s 2-0 victory over Uruguay, but the goal was disallowed. Despite Ronaldo’s apparent claim that he had headed the ball into the goal during his celebrations, FIFA awarded Bruno Fernandes the goal.
According to former Manchester United midfielder Parker, Cristiano Ronaldo is quite dissatisfied that Fernandes is leading Portugal in goals scored in Qatar. The Red Devils player has been a remarkable performance for Santos’ club, tallying two goals and two assists in two matches.
When he implied that the illustrious forward was disgruntled about not being the star of the team, Parker referred to the fact that Cristiano Ronaldo claimed Fernandes’ goal. I couldn’t believe Ronaldo tried to claim the goal, he claimed. However, he must be extremely disappointed that Bruno Fernandes leads Portugal in goals scored. He undoubtedly dislikes not being the team’s best player.
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