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Portugal faced Ireland away in the World Cup European Qualification match.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s excitement in the Ireland-Portugal match lasted only 61 minutes.
WARNING FROM VAR
Cristiano Ronaldo first received a yellow card for elbowing O’Shea off the ball in the 61st minute, when Ireland was leading 2-0.
Behind The referee of the match was called back to the monitor by VAR and after reviewing the position, he showed Ronaldo a direct red card. While Ronaldo was surprised by the decision, he responded to the fans’ reactions with applause.
While Cristiano Ronaldo was left out of the game against Ireland, the card in question went down in history as the first red card in the experienced star’s national team career.
