Cristiano Ronaldo was moved this Thursday while listening to the national anthem in Qatar, before the match between Portugal and Ghana.
The captain of the Portuguese team has overcome all the controversies and is, for the ninth consecutive time, in the eleven of the Portuguese team to open a great competition, in this case the 2022 World Cup, in Doha, against Ghana.
Completing his tenth final phase, between European and World Cups, the captain of the Portuguese team repeats, now under the guidance of the Portuguese coach, Fernando Santos, a title he has held since the 2006 World Cup, 16 years ago.
In 2004, Ronaldo also played in Portugal’s debut, and even scored, already in added time, in the 2-1 defeat against Greece, but he started on the substitute bench, on June 12, at the Estádio do Dragão , replacing Simão Tasty at half time.
Subsequently, the 37-year-old player was always a starter in the Portuguese debuts, in the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 World Cups and in the 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 Euro Cups.
As for the last eleven, Euro 2020, played in 2021 (3-0 against Hungary), there are six repeaters: Ronaldo, Guerreiro, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Danilo and also Rúben Dias, who four years ago did not add at any time. in the test.
As for the five remaining starters against Ghana, Diogo Costa, João Cancelo, Rúben Neves and Otávio are absolute debutants in the final stages, while João Félix repeats his presence at Euro2020.
The match between Portugal and Ghana, in the first round of Group H of the 2022 World Cup, takes place at Estádio 974, in Doha.
Source: TSF
