World Cup 2022: Portugal finish eighth in boss-sized Bruno Fernandes

A common question no doubt. Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated 118 goals in the national team and is celebrating 119^e With his characteristic jump and this Portugal-Uruguay forward was imitated by hundreds of spectators in the subway corridors near the Lusail Stadium on Tuesday, November 29. But the video and FIFA official, “CR7” did not even touch this cross in Bruno Fernandes at the age of 54.^e minute. If Ronaldo has the merit of troubling the opposing goalkeeper With his movement, the fatherhood of the goal belongs to the pass. In stoppage time, however, the Manchester United midfielder converted a penalty resulting from his care to seal a 2-0 victory for the Seleção.

With two wins in two games, Fernando Santos’ men can now travel business class to the last 16 of the World Cup, as France and Brazil do, even before they face South Korea on Friday. But in its collective expression, this Portugal remains a definite object. Talent is prevalent everywhere, but it still pops up every now and then, and there’s also this unfortunate tendency to drop out of matches. Uruguay thus had three equalisers, but Edinson Cavani’s clumsiness, luck (Maxi Gomez hitting the post) and young Diogo Costa’s talent in the cages decided otherwise.

Sometimes this Portugal even suffered. Maybe he likes it, deep down. Victory at the Euros in 2016 had a background of masochism and a large dose of solidarity. It is also important to know how to suffer, especially against an aggressive team like Uruguay, but we controlled this game well and developed our game. Midfielder Ruben Neves claims.

A Portuguese student can do even better. Passing roadblocks to confirm his presence in Qatar, he found the beginnings of an identity with Bruno Fernandez and Joao Felix as extraordinary designers on the wings and Bernardo Silva as the center of Free Electron. It remains a question that no Portuguese journalist is going to ask out of respect for the icon. Could this Portugal be more sparkling without the captain, goalscorer and gondola boss?

Asked about Ronaldo or what it’s like to take over from Bruno Fernandes, Fernando Santos sighed and then launched into a lengthy, almost minute-by-minute recap of the match. “I don’t want to talk publicly about my players’ personal affairs”– he says in the preamble. Shame on you. ” I said that my team is very united, that we have a very good team spirit and we respond. Enjoyed the (never without a smile) technician, there is no better revenge than against the Uruguayans, who beat his team in the round of 16 during the 2018 edition.