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| Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of Portugal’s national football team, is regretting during the 2022 International Football Federation (FIFA) Qatar World Cup Europe Qualifier against Serbia held at the Tsrvena Zvezda Stadium in Belgrade, Serbia on the 28th (Korean time). © AFP=News1 |
Portugal drew with Serbia in the 2022 International Football Federation (FIFA) Qatar World Cup European Qualifier. It is regrettable that Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal was canceled in Portugal.
Portugal couldn’t choose a 2-2 match in the second leg of the World Cup Europe Qualifier against Serbia held at the Tsrvena Zvezda Stadium in Belgrade, Serbia on the 28th (Korean time).
As a result, Portugal marked 2nd place in the group with 1 win and 1 draw (4 victory points, 1 goal loss, 1 goal loss) and Serbia (1 victory 1 draw, 4 victory points, 1 goal loss 1, 5 points).
Portugal defeated the starter with the goal of Diogo Jota in the 11th minute of the first half. After 25 minutes, the team headed for another goal and Portugal advanced 2-0.
Serbia, which had been dragged throughout the first half, started counterattacking with Nemanja Maximovic and Nemanja Radonichi at the start of the second half.
The replacement effect appeared quickly. Aleksandar Mitrovic, with the help of Radonich who entered the second half, went on to score and pursue. Serbia, who brought the flow, turned the game to the starting point with a goal by Philipp Kostic in the 15th minute of the second half.
Portugal aimed to score in an attack at the end of the match. However, Ronaldo’s attempt was thrown by a Serbian defender and cleared just before the goal line. The ball appeared to have crossed the goal line, but the referee declared the goal.
In the World Cup qualifiers, video reading (VAR) or goal line readers were not introduced, so the referee’s decision was not overturned.
Ronaldo was warned while protesting the referee’s blatant decision. After that, when the game ended, he threw the captain’s armband he was wearing and left the stadium, revealing strong dissatisfaction.
Belgium, the number one in the FIFA rankings, traveled to the Czech Republic and drew 1-1 in the Group E qualifier against the Czech Republic.
In the fifth minute of the second half, Belgium scored the opening goal to Czech Republic’s Lucas Provote and were taken away. However, 10 minutes later, Romelu Lukaku scored an equalizer with Kevin De Browner’s help and scored 1 point.