Portugal’s Ronaldo Says His World Cup Dream is ‘Over’
“The dream was beautiful while it lasted,” Cristiano Ronaldo wrote in a social media post that could be a harbinger of his retirement from the Portugal team. Cristiano Ronaldo says his dream of winning a World Cup for Portugal is “over”, a day after his team’s crushing quarter-final loss to Morocco. In an emotional message […]
Qatar Football Must Not Be Branded a Failure Said by Coach Sanchez
Qatar coach Felix Sanchez said his team should not be called a “failure and disappointment” after losing their second group match against Senegal, a result that eliminated the World Cup hosts from the tournament. After losing their first match to Ecuador, Qatar finally managed to score a goal in the tournament, but fell 3-1 to […]
Ronaldo History as Portugal Overtakes Ghana at 2022 World Cup
The 37-year-old set the record when he smashed his 65th-minute direct shot at Doha’s 974 Stadium to send Fernando Santos’ side to a victory that put them atop Group ‘H’, two points ahead of Uruguay and South Korea. Joao Felix and rising star Rafael Leao secured victory after Andre Ayew’s leveller briefly threatened to ruin […]
Ronaldo Vs Messi: The Numbers Compared
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will play their fifth, and probably last, World Cup in Qatar. Argentine and Paris Saint-Germain player Messi, 35, announced in October that the 2022 World Cup will be his last, while Portugal and Manchester United’s Ronaldo, 37, has yet to comment on his international future. For more than a decade, […]
1998 World Cup: When Zidane Eclipsed Ronaldo
Host: France Teams: 32 Format: Group stage, knockouts Matches: 64 Goals: 171 Winner: France Runners-up: Brazil Golden Boot: Davor Suker (Croatia) Background The longest World Cup (32 days) was held in 1998 when France hosted for the second time (after 1938). FIFA decided to increase the number of teams in the tournament from 24 to […]