Less than three weeks before one of the world’s most watched competitions begins, We Sport’s editorial staff gives you a look back at the greatest players in football history and their exploits during the World Cup they discussed. Today, zoom in on the exploits of one of the greatest footballers in history, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo must play in a new world as of November 21, the fifth of his phenomenal career to pin his record, one of the only major titles he has lost after that. Twenty years at the highest level.
2006 World Cup, a legendary shot against England by Wayne Rooney
After a disappointing Euro 2004 final that continues to be Cristiano Ronaldo’s first choice of choice, Portugal arrives in Germany with great ambitions and a young player already establishing himself as the CEO of his choice: Cristiano Ronaldo. Capable of causing rifts on his left side, but also crucial against Iran during the group stage, the Portuguese will advance qualification for an entire country in the final match of the group stage against England in a meeting that will be remembered since he was one during which Wayne Rooney was left out for words spoken to the referee. .
2010 World Cup, successor to Luis Figo, a new criterion for his selection
Without much success in the last matches he played with the Portuguese national team, Cristiano Ronaldo arrived with great pressure on his shoulders in South Africa and will score his second goal in the World Cup during the great success achieved by his team against North Korea. However, it is the World Cup that will not go down in the Portuguese fans’ records with a quick elimination in the Round of 16 against neighboring Spain.
World Cup 2018, a historic triple entry against Spain
After the very disappointing 2014 World Cup both personally and collectively, Cristiano Ronaldo will return to the highest level of the World Cup during the last international competition, which was held in Russia, with a highly anticipated opening match for the Portuguese against Spain.
He composed an extraordinary hat-trick during the encounter, allowing his team to win a tie-point at the end of a crazy match (3-3), becoming the fourth player to score at least one goal in four different tournaments. , a symbol of her longevity.
He is also the top scorer against Morocco during this stage of the group stage, and will not participate in his first quarter-final after another elimination, against Uruguay this time.
Maxime Labro
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