"A new angle of Cristiano Ronaldo's red card challenge during Portugal's defeat to the Republic of Ireland last night has emerged, leading to arguably more questions than answers. The 40-year-old forward was shown a straight red during his country's 2-0 defeat away to Ireland, meaning he'll now miss the first game of the 2026 World Cup group stage through suspension."
"Ronaldo perhaps shouldn't have retaliated like he did, but there's also surely no question that O'Shea fouled him here and perhaps also went down a little overly dramatically. Cristiano Ronaldo dealt early World Cup blow Ronaldo's Portugal side are likely to qualify for next summer's World Cup in the United States, but they'll now have to be without their all-time leading scorer for their first group game of the tournament."
New footage shows Cristiano Ronaldo tussling with Dara O'Shea and clearly lashing out, prompting a straight red that will suspend Ronaldo for Portugal's opening 2026 World Cup group match. O'Shea appears to have fouled Ronaldo and may have exaggerated the fall while pulling on Ronaldo's shirt, which may have provoked the retaliation. Portugal still possess a strong squad including Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, Vitinha, Ruben Neves and Nuno Mendes, but will start the tournament without their all-time leading scorer for at least one game. Ronaldo accepted the red card and left the field without major incident.
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