"Cristiano Ronaldo should learn his shame!" The Portuguese media criticized the stupid red card and brought the suspension into the World Cup?

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"I hope they won't boo me too much, I promise I will be a good kid." Ronaldo joked before visiting the Irish team. The result was that the 40-year-old superstar received the first red card of his national team career and the 13th red card of his career due to intentional elbowing. Portugal lost, but it will most likely not affect qualifying for the World Cup. Three days later, they defeated Armenia, the weakest team in the group, at home, and they still went straight to the United States, Canada and Mexico. The real big question is, how many games will this red card lead to a suspension? Will it cause Ronaldo to sit on the court for the initial stage of the game in the United States, Canada and Mexico?

In terms of penalties, Ronaldo's red card should not be too controversial. He had an obviously deliberate elbow to Ipswich defender Dara O'Shea, and his body language had a sense of exasperation. This isn't the first time Dara O'Shea has made Ronaldo so angry. In September 2021, it was also the World Cup preliminaries. When Ronaldo was about to take a penalty kick, O'Shea did something bad and deliberately kicked the ball away. Ronaldo was so angry that he slapped him, hitting his arm. O'Shea covered his head insidiously and immediately fell to the ground.

That action at that time did not incur a penalty, but Ronaldo's subsequent penalty kick lacked power and angle and was saved by goalkeeper Bazunu. However, in the 88th and 90th minutes of that game, Ronaldo scored two headers, surpassing Ali Daei in one fell swoop and becoming the player with the most goals for the national team in the history of football.

This time's erratic action is far from innocuous. According to FIFA regulations, suspensions caused by accumulated yellow cards will not be carried into the World Cup, but straight red suspensions will. If all goes well, Portugal will still have one World Cup qualifying game. If the suspension exceeds one game, the sentence will be carried into the World Cup main game.

If that elbow is deemed a "violent act," the suspension may be three games. According to Article 14 of Chapter 2 of the FIFA Disciplinary Regulations, elbowing, punching, kicking, biting, hitting, and spitting on others are all subject to a suspension of "at least three games." If it is 3 games, Ronaldo will miss the first 2 rounds of the World Cup group stage. Thinking about it further, if Cristiano Ronaldo is not available in the first two rounds and the Portuguese team performs well, then should he automatically return to the starting lineup after the ban is lifted? Coach Roberto Martinez will face great pressure no matter how he chooses.

Martinez is still trying to defend Ronaldo's uncool behavior, "Our captain has played for the country 226 times and has never been sent off before. This should be praised. Today's penalty is a bit harsh. He just cares about the team. He has been caught in the penalty area for 60 minutes before the game. He was just trying to get rid of the defender. The visual perception of that action exaggerated the actual situation. I think it was not an elbow, but a force of the whole body. "

The Icelandic coach of the Irish team, Hallgrimsson, will obviously have another opinion. When Ronaldo came off the field, he had a confrontation with the 58-year-old coach, but fortunately it ended with a handshake. Hallgrimsson revealed: "He 'complied' me for successfully putting pressure on the referee. But in fact, it was just his behavior that led to the red card. I had nothing to do with it, unless he got it because of me. Did you talk to him after the game? No. When he came off the field, we talked enough. I can only say that at that moment, he was a little stupid."

The Portuguese media also criticized Ronaldo. "The Ball" did not show mercy to the ace superstar at all: "Cristiano Ronaldo lost his cool. This kind of thing is sometimes inevitable. But it is strange to still be like this at the age of 40. At the pre-match press conference, he talked about the issue of arousing the fighting spirit of the opposing generals and fans. He spoke very well. As a result, it was him who created an atmosphere that he couldn't bear. The worst part was his behavior when he walked off the court, as if the opponent he elbowed was faking it, and his head movements seemed to say that he didn't understand what happened. What. He seemed to mean that the red card was not his fault, but the fans' fault. He should at least apologize. However, Martinez patted him on the back and said it was not. Violent action, he said Ronaldo is just unlucky. From this point of view, it is better not to have too much hope for a correct response to Ronaldo. "

Now, Ronaldo will definitely be suspended for the final round of the World Cup preliminaries against Armenia. The Portuguese Football Association has allowed him to leave the team early, but at the same time it hopes that he can stay and watch the game on the spot, as the captain to inspire his teammates to complete the qualifying task. Next, the results of Ronaldo's punishment may not be announced until early December. If there is an unfavorable ruling, to a certain extent, if Portugal falls into the play-offs and is forced to play two more official games in March next year before entering the World Cup, it will be a better situation for Ronaldo personally. However, how could Ronaldo, who loves the team, have such selfish thoughts?