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Cristiano Ronaldo has confronted a nervous wait to search out out whether or not he could be suspended for Portugal’s first match of the 2026 World Cup, following his pink card within the qualifier defeat to Eire earlier this month, and he has now realized his destiny.
Ronaldo struck Dara O’Shea with a trailing elbow in the course of the match in Dublin, which noticed him despatched off following a VAR verify. It was the primary time in 226 worldwide appearances that the 40-year-old had been proven a straight pink card, and given the character of the dismissal, it had been feared that he could be handed a two-match suspension – which might have seen him miss Portugal’s opening fixture at subsequent summer season’s match in the US, Mexico and Canada.
Nonetheless, he has been handed a reprieve, with Marca reporting that Ronaldo has been handed a one-match ban by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, with an additional two matches suspended (which might mechanically be enforced if he commits an analogous offence within the subsequent 12 months). He already served this throughout Portugal’s 9-1 victory over Armenia, which suggests that he’s capable of function in Portugal’s opening World Cup match.
Ronaldo is hoping to finish World Cup profession on a excessive
It’s sure that subsequent summer season’s match will probably be Ronaldo’s final World Cup in his glittering profession, so it will likely be a giant aid for him that he won’t go into it with a suspension. The Actual Madrid icon, who sparked controversy earlier this month with feedback made in regards to the present normal of La Liga, will probably be determined for glory in the US, the place he not too long ago dined with the nation’s president, Donald Trump.
It is going to be attention-grabbing to see how Ronaldo will get on on the 2026 World Cup, however that may wait. For now, all that he, his followers and tens of millions of spectators around the globe have to know is that he won’t be suspended for Portugal’s opening match of the match.
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