Early curtain call: Cristiano Ronaldo played his last World Cup qualifying game. 2 heavy blows: missed the first round of the World Cup + farewell at home

On November 14, the 40-year-old Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo lost his mind, hit his opponent with his elbow on the court, and was sent off with a red card. This was the first red card in his national team career! This kind of red card made Ronaldo usher in the last game of his World Cup preliminaries ahead of schedule. At the same time, he will also suffer 2 heavy blows.

This game is the fifth round of the World Preliminaries, which is the second to last round. As long as they win against Ireland on the road, Portugal can qualify early. However, the Portuguese team led by Ronaldo was in poor form in this campaign and fell behind 0-2 in the first half. In the second half, Ronaldo and his teammates still performed poorly.

In the 60th minute, an out-of-control Ronaldo hit the opponent with his elbow and was sent off with a red card. After the foul, he also made a crying gesture to provoke his opponent. When leaving the field, the fans in the stands collectively made crying gestures to him and launched a strong counterattack.

Without Ronaldo, Portugal was unable to score, and finally accepted the result of a 0-2 defeat and missed the chance to qualify early. In the final round, Portugal will return to face Armenia. Currently, Portugal leads 2nd place Hungary by 2 points. In the final round, Portugal will definitely qualify as long as they win.

However, Ronaldo will definitely not be able to participate in Portugal's last World Cup qualifying match. According to the rules, Ronaldo will be automatically suspended for one game after receiving a direct red card. Cristiano Ronaldo cannot say goodbye to the fans at home!

What’s even worse is that Ronaldo will most likely miss the first round of the group stage of next year’s World Cup finals. Referee experts pointed out that Ronaldo's actions were violent and dangerous, and he will be suspended for at least one additional game. Considering that Portugal has a high probability of not playing in the play-offs, Ronaldo's suspension is likely to be executed in the first round of next year's World Cup.