Ronaldo scored a penalty against Iran in Germany and he has found the net at every tournament since, placing him in a select group as only Pele, Uwe Seeler and Miroslav Klose can join Cristiano in saying they’ve scored goals at four separate World Cups. The 37-year-old was first selected for a World Cup in 2006, when a Portugal side featuring the likes of Luis Figo, Deco and Ricardo Carvalho progressed to the semi-finals before being eliminated by France. Read the story of Tuesday's games, as four more Reds help their nations secure a spot at the winter tournament in Qatar. While Dalot will be dreaming of a first World Cup involvement and Fernandes of regular games in the competition after being limited to just one start four years ago, Ronaldo has the opportunity to make history in the Middle East. Cristiano Ronaldo is celebrating, alongside club and international team-mates Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot, after Portugal secured a place at the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals.įernando Santos’s side were forced to book their ticket to Qatar the hard way, having been pipped to top spot in their qualifying group by Serbia.Īfter edging out Turkey 3-1 in the play-off semi-finals last week, Fernandes’s brace in Porto was enough to see the Selecao past North Macedonia – conquerors of Italy – and into the 32-team tournament which will take place later this year.
