Cristiano Ronaldo disaster! This cannot be explained at the World Cup
A disastrous opening of the 2026 FIFA World Cup for Cristiano Ronaldo. The legendary Portuguese was completely helpless in Wednesday’s (June 17) match against DR Congo.
Right after the first whistle of the match between Portugal and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the famous CR7 broke the record of the World Cup. What? The Portuguese became the oldest outfield player in the history of the World Cup, aged exactly 41 years and 132 days.
Unfortunately, as it turned out, it was one of the few positive, record-breaking pieces of news for the world football star. DR Congo was a rival that did not allow CR7 to do much. And the Portuguese himself was far from brilliant.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s terrible performance. The Portuguese opened the tournament horribly
Even after the age of 41, CR7 still manages to show off his great performances in Saudi Arabia. Because in the local Saudi league, the Portuguese is definitely the biggest star. However, it turned out that the World Championships are a completely different hat.
Portugal probably did not expect that their opponents would be able to respond after scoring 1-0. And that’s exactly what happened, and at the very end DR Congo equalized to finally bring a good result to the end. CR7 performance? The first part of the match was terrible.
And the second one? Two situations that the Portuguese had did not end with even a shot on target by the goleador.
If this was supposed to be a response to the sensational performance of CR7’s greatest competitor throughout his career, Lionel Messi, it turned out to be very poor. Let us recall that the Argentine scored three goals, being the undisputed leader of Albicelestes. And the defending World Cup champions won 3-0 against Algeria.
Portugal eventually shared the points with DR Congo. For the Congolese, the goal at 1-1 was the first World Cup goal in the history of the national team. Let it show, despite the many famous names in the band, what scale we are talking about. The surprise at the stadium in Houston, USA, became a fact.
World Cup 2026. Where and when to watch the greatest football World Cup in history?
From June 11 to July 19, the 23rd FIFA World Cup will be held on pitches in three countries – the United States, Mexico and Canada. An event that will certainly be unique, if only because of its format. For the first time in history, as many as 48 teams will take part in the main tournament.
The title from four years ago is defended by the Argentines. During the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Lionel Messi and company defeated the French in the final, winning after a series of penalties (4:2). In the history of football World Cups, Brazil has the most titles – as many as five. Four victories in the history of the World Championships belong to the Italians and Germans. The Argentines won three times. More than once, the trophy for winning the World Cup was raised – twice – by the players of France and Uruguay.
The Polish national team was third twice at the World Championships, but those were the old days – we are talking about the events in 1974 and 1982. At the last World Cup, Poles managed to advance to the knockout phase, but were eliminated in the 1/8 finals by the French (1:3).
Matches of the 2026 World Cup can only be watched on Polish Television – on TVP Sport, TVP 1 and TVP 2 and on tvpsport.pl. Additionally, broadcasts will be available in the TVP Sport mobile application and smart TV.
