Real Madrid derailed Spain’s World Cup preparations when they poached Julen Lopetegui just two days before the tournament, leading to the coach’s sacking, so it was with a certain inevitability that their biggest star put the buffers on what would have been a morale-boosting win against Portugal.
Hat-trick hero Cristiano Ronaldo credited his team-mates after he led Portugal to a 3-3 Group B draw with Spain, although he acknowledged scoring a treble at the World Cup was a “personal best”.
Spain goalkeeper David de Gea was in defiant mood after his blunder in Friday’s thrilling 3-3 draw with Portugal, stating: ‘I haven’t killed anyone’.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s stunning hat-trick earned Portugal a dramatic 3-3 draw in their 2018 Fifa World Cup Group B opener against Iberian neighbours Spain on Friday evening.
Cristiano Ronaldo made history by becoming the first player to score in eight consecutive major internationals tournaments as he won and converted a fourth-minute penalty in Portugal’s World Cup 3-3 draw against Spain.
Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 51st career hat-trick as Portugal played to a 3-3 draw against Spain in a 2018 World Cup Group B clash at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on Friday evening. Spain led with three minutes left after Nacho Fernandez hit a wonderful 25-yard drive,but Ronaldo was determined to steal the headlines for himself. And he ended the day… Read more →
Neymar says he is the best player in the world, but only because Cristiano Ronaldo and former Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi are from another planet.
Sergio Ramos hopes the ‘dangerous’ Cristiano Ronaldo is below his best when Spain face Portugal at the World Cup.
Dear disgruntled Bafana Bafana fans, for the 2018 World Cup, pick an African side and throw your support behind them; share in their joy and their pain. It’s going to be a wild ride, writes MARSHALL GOUTS.
After watching the opening ceremony and the goal fest between Russia and Saudia Arabia, the World Cup fever has hit me too, writes WADE PRETORIUS.