Cristiano Ronaldo briefly tied a scoring record in Portugal’s 2-0 World Cup triumph against Uruguay, however, FIFA has now stripped him of the goal.
In the 54th minute of Monday night’s match against Uruguay, Ronaldo sprang into the air and appeared to nod in a Bruno Fernandes cross.
The former Manchester United star timed his run to perfection and instantly celebrated the goal with teammates.
However, the ball did not appear to change trajectory from the moment he met Fernandes’ cross in the air.
Instant replays showed the ball having barely made contact with his head.
Only a few strands of the icon’s hair appeared to be grazed as the ball flew past Sergio Rochet and into the net.
Ronaldo touched that ball. He should be awarded the goal. pic.twitter.com/7yRJyUkRiz
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 28, 2022
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And after several checks, the 37-year-old’s goal was chalked off and awarded to ex-Red Devils teammate Fernandes, with whom he celebrated both after the goal and following the final whistle.
Ronaldo thought he had equalled Eusebio’s record for the most goals scored (9) at the FIFA World Cup finals by a Portuguese player, having grabbed his eighth against Ghana via a penalty.
The leading all-time international top-scorer will now have to turn his attention to the game against South Korea on Friday if he is to equal that record.
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