"Ronaldo, 40, had never been sent off in a senior national team match before -- through 226 international appearances -- though he had during his international youth career. The Al Nassr forward was shown his marching orders for violent conduct in the 61st minute against Ireland after elbowing Ireland defender Dara O'Shea away from the ball. After an initial yellow card, the referee was urged to review the incident on the pitchside monitor by the VAR and upgraded the decision to a red card."
"Ronaldo will now serve a mandatory one-game ban when Portugal host Armenia on Sunday, but FIFA could impose a ban of "at least two matches for serious foul play," which would see him ruled out of the first match of the 2026 World Cup. The first sending off of his career came for Portugal on April 28, 2002 in the European Under-17 Championship, during the group stage."
Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off in the 61st minute for violent conduct after elbowing Ireland defender Dara O'Shea, with VAR upgrading an initial yellow to a red card. The dismissal left Portugal trailing 2-0 and triggers a mandatory one-game ban for the home match against Armenia; FIFA could extend the suspension to at least two matches for serious foul play, potentially ruling him out of Portugal's opening match at the 2026 World Cup. The red card was the first of his senior international career in 226 appearances and marks the 14th sending off across youth and club competitions, including four at Manchester United, six at Real Madrid (two in finals), one at Juventus and one at Al Nassr.
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