Present and absent.. Congo spoil Ronaldo and Portugal’s history at the World Cup

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, the captain of Al-Nasri, recorded an unprecedented negative record in the history of his participation in the World Cup during the confrontation with the Democratic Republic of Congo in the opening match of the 2026 World Cup.

Today, Wednesday, the Portuguese national team drew 1-1 with their Congolese team.In the first round of the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

According to Opta statistical network, Ronaldo touched the ball only 25 times during the entire match.

This became the fewest matches in which the Madeira Rockets had touched the ball against Portugal in a major tournament after playing the full 90 minutes.

The Portuguese star managed just 3 goals in the game, all of them on and off the post, failing to score in a major tournament for the 10th time in a row.

Ronaldo’s performance was reflected in Portugal, who scored just seven goals against Congo, the lowest total in their history at the World Cup, tied with South Korea in 2002.