Cristiano Ronaldo was not included of Portugal opening goal in their win Uruguay On Monday, according to FIFA, which confirmed this after Adidas said its matchball technology was non-contact. Bruno Fernandes to go past. When Ronaldo tried to counter Fernandes’ sudden kick with a header, it was initially believed that he scored his tenth World Cup goal, putting Portugal on a 2-0 winning route.
The score was widely celebrated by the five-time Ballon d’Or winner, but Fifa eventually stepped in to give Fernandes credit for his first World Cup goal. Fernandes then secured the win from the penalty spot and Portugal secured their place in the round of 16 and thanks to the technology used by match ball suppliers Adidas, Fernandes’ two goals will be valid.
Here is a statement provided by FIFA to ESPN: “In the match between Portugal and Uruguay, we are absolutely unable to make contact with Cristiano Ronaldo’s ball for the opening goal of the game, using the Connected Ball Technology inside Adidas’ Al Rihla official match ball.”
“No external force on the ball could be measured, as evidenced by the absence of ‘heartbeat’ in our measurements. The 500Hz IMU sensor inside the ball allows us to be extremely accurate in our analysis.” statement has been concluded. Portugal is said to be making an official appeal for Cristiano Ronaldo to equal Eusebio’s record of 10 World Cup goals.
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After the win, Fernandes said it didn’t matter who scored Portugal’s opening goal, but described his first impression of Ronaldo touching the ball. However, according to FIFA’s decision, Fernandes has scored seven international goals in 2022, more than double his other Portuguese teammates, and Ronaldo has scored three goals for his country in the same time frame.
Fernandes’ former Manchester United teammate is still one goal short of breaking Eusebio’s record of nine goals against Portugal in the World Cup finals, all of which came in 1966. The Panther of Portuguese football.
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