Sarcasm or praise? Ibrahimovic responds to Ronaldo’s words

Swedish legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic responded to Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo’s words after his brilliant performance against Uzbekistan in the second round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage on Tuesday evening.

Ronaldo scored twice to lead Portugal to a big 5-0 win over Uzbekistan.In the eleventh group, Brazil leads Europe with 4 points.

Ronaldo was heavily criticized after the first-round draw against the Democratic Republic of Congo, which ended in a 1-1 draw, and saw the Saudi Al-Nasr forward and the rest of his teammates look weak.

With his two goals, Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player in history to score in six different World Cup tournaments.

After the second goal, Ronaldo shouted: I’m back, and after the end of the match, he repeated the same word.

When Ronaldo was asked about this after the game, he said: “This is so people don’t forget.”

But for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who works as an analyst for Fox Sports, Ronaldo had no reason to react.

According to the website, Ibrahimovic, the former striker of “Barcelona”, “Milan” and Manchester United, said:Fox sports“I thought he never left, I don’t know why he says ‘I’m back.’

Ronaldo spoke in the mixed zone after the game, saying: “It’s always good to break records, but the most important thing is to help the team and achieve our goals. God helps those who work. I knew my teammates would help me as well.”

He added: “It was a difficult and difficult week. It seemed that I had given up on football, but I persevere because I believe in work. It was difficult, I admit, but we are back.”