Cristiano Ronaldo may be persona non grata at Manchester United, but he is more than welcome on The World Cup 2022 stage in Quatar. Portugal and Uruguay faced off in their second matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and Ronaldo made his presence felt.
In the first half both teams struggled to score. Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo was itching to get the ball in the net. In the 54th minute in the second half, a goal was credited to him at first. Later in the match, the credit was given to Bruno Fernandes. Uruguay tried relentlessly to equalize the score but failed. Bruno Fernandes would add another goal, via penalty kick, in stoppage time. Portugal was victorious 2-0. The game marked the first time since 2006 that Portugal has won consecutive matches in the World Cup.
Next up for Portugal is South Korea on Friday, until then check out the highlights of Portugal vs. Uruguay here.
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