Portuguese fans are unhappy! Not only because of the 0-2 Ireland, but also because of the following five points!

In the early morning of November 14th, in the World Cup European qualifying group stage, Portugal lost 0-2 to Ireland and missed the chance to advance. Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for an elbow!

Game goal review

In the 17th minute of the game, Ireland took a corner kick, Skiles headed the ball over, and Parrott completed the goal! Ireland 1-0 Portugal!

In the 45th minute, expand the score! Parrott dribbled the ball inside the penalty area and fired a low shot to score! Ireland 2-0 Portugal!

Reasons for the difficulty

1. Missing the opportunity to advance to the World Cup! Originally, as long as Portugal defeated Ireland in this game, they could directly advance to the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, but unfortunately they lost the game in the end. As a result, Portugal had to defeat Armenia in the last game to ensure that they would directly advance to the World Cup. Although it was not a big problem to advance to the World Cup in the end, it was still a pity not to advance in advance!

2. Vitinia wasted an excellent opportunity! In the 48th minute of the game, Portugal took a corner kick. Vitinha missed the goal when he was unmarked at the back. This goal was really a pity. A high-level player like Vitinha should not have made such a mistake. If Vitinha had scored the goal, maybe the game would have had a different result.

3. Ronaldo dyed red! Cristiano Ronaldo was too irrational for elbowing an Irish player in the penalty area. He really shouldn't have been. He was sent off at a critical moment when the team was lagging behind, completely ruining any hope of equalizing. This red card also set a record. It was Ronaldo's first red card in 226 games with the Portuguese national team and the 13th red card in his career. Messi only had 3 red cards in his career!

4. Cristiano Ronaldo’s final song in the World Preliminaries! Before the game, Cristiano Ronaldo said that the 2026 World Cup would be his last World Cup. Due to the red card, Cristiano Ronaldo will be suspended for the next game. It is not a problem for Portugal to win Armenia at home. In this way, this game will become the last World Cup preliminaries of the C round of his career. It is a bit regretful to end with such an ending. Cristiano Ronaldo has played 52 World Cup preliminaries on behalf of Portugal in his career, scoring 41 goals and contributing 14 assists. This data may become history forever!

5. Ronaldo was ridiculed by Ireland! After being sent off with a red card, some Irish fans made crying gestures and mocked Ronaldo for being sent off. Ronaldo responded with the same action. As a top star in the world, it was a bit miserable to be ridiculed by the crowd at the end of his career. His condition was somewhat out of tune. Ten years ago, it was the Irish fans who should have cried.

Portugal will play Armenia at home in the next game. In the first round, Portugal won 5-0 away from home. It is not a problem to return to home. Portuguese fans can rest assured.