Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo played his worst match for the national team in major tournaments in terms of touches on the ball, OptaJoe reported on its personal page on social network X. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
In the first round of the 2026 World Cup, Portugal drew with DR Congo 1-1. The 41-year-old forward started the match and played the full 90 minutes.
According to Championat, Ronaldo had 25 touches in the match against DR Congo at the 2026 World Cup. This is his lowest number of touches in major tournament matches for Portugal when he has played the full 90 minutes.
The 2026 World Cup is Ronaldo's sixth in his career. In the next rounds, Portugal will face Uzbekistan and Colombia.
Earlier, Kursiv reported that Portugal failed to beat DR Congo at the start of the 2026 World Cup. Portugal drew 1-1 with DR Congo in the first round of the 2026 World Cup. Goals were scored by João Neves and Yoane Wissa.
Meanwhile, England beat Croatia 4-2 in the first round of the group stage of the World Cup.