The last pre-World Cup friendly, this Wednesday (10), left Cristiano Ronaldo’s fans and Portugal fans worried, after the star missed clear scoring chances in the 2-1 victory over Nigeria.
In the match held in Leiria, which marked the Portuguese team’s farewell in front of their fans before heading to the World Cup, Pedro Neto and Francisco Conceição scored the goals, one in each half.
he played for 65 minutes and had at least two clear opportunities to score. In the first, he received a low cross from Semedo and, alone, finished wide. See below:
WEAK SHOT? In the friendly against Nigeria, Cristiano Ronaldo missed a great opportunity to open the scoring for Portugal at the beginning of the first half.
— ge (@geglobo)
In the final stage, it was the turn of the other full-back, Nuno Mendes, to find a beautiful pass for CR7, but he did even worse: he caught it badly with his left foot, hitting “the ear of the ball” and sending it very far away. Look:
What was that, Cristiano Ronaldo? 😂
The star received a cross and, when finishing, sent the ball towards the corner flag.
— ge (@geglobo)
Portugal’s debut in the World Cup
In the entire match, , who is going to his sixth and probably last World Cup, finished four times and failed to score Nigeria’s goal — which, it is worth remembering, was left out of the World Cup.
The experienced center forward’s poor performance also saw wasted headers and dribbling attempts easily disarmed by the Nigerians, which led to a compilation on social media. Look:
Cristiano Ronaldo today against Nigeria
Ready for the World Cup.🔥
— Has Real Madrid robbed a club ? (@Has_RMrbdaclub)
Top seed in group K, Portugal debuts at the World Cup next Wednesday (17), when they face the Democratic Republic of Congo in Houston, Texas.
