Portugal Cristiano’s pending account

Cristiano Ronaldo’s CV with his selection is impressive: raised the first European Championship in the history of Portugal and has a whopping 102 goals in 168 games played. However, the Portuguese star loses his scoring nose considerably against the great soccer powers. Germany, France, Italy and England have been able to shield themselves against Cristiano’s scoring ability, which, since he made his debut with the Selecção in 2003, has not yet managed to make his debut against the historic national teams. A pending account that the Funchal, with a huge competitive gene, wants to settle.

Cristiano has crossed the path of England three times. The first time it took place in 2004, when the extreme began to show small flashes of the great quality that it treasured in the boots. The duel ended in a draw and Cristiano did not even play the 90 minutes. The next two bets were in the 2004 Eurocup and the 2006 World Cup and both had an identical script. Portugal sent England to the canvas in the penalty shoot-out and Cristiano, denied for 90 minutes, could only sharpen his aim from eleven meters.

The peephole is also clouded when glimpsing the French team. Los Bleus have kept the Portuguese at bay in six games. In the semifinals of the 2006 World Cup, Cristiano was overshadowed by Zidane and could not reach the desired final. In 2014, in a friendly match, the Selecção gave up again and Cristiano collapsed. Quaresma’s goal was insufficient and France won 2-1. In the next four games, The protagonists followed one another between Mathieu Valbuena, Éder and N’Golo Kante, while Cristiano was a supporting actor.

Front of Azurra team, The winger also did not hit Buffon in the two friendlies in which he participated in 2004 and 2008. Likewise, the German team also managed to ‘cage’ the Portuguese star, that he was unable to shake the goal of the Mannschaft three times.

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