Ireland embarrasses Portugal in one night "The fall of the Don"
The Portuguese national team suffered a surprise loss to its Irish counterpart, with a score of 2–0, in the confrontation hosted by the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, within the fifth round of European qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
The match witnessed an exciting event after the Portuguese star, Cristiano Ronaldo, was directly sent off for a no-ball intervention on one of the Irish players, so the match referee returned to the VAR video technology, which confirmed the violation, so that “the Don” left; On the field and leaving his team to complete the match with ten players.
And the Portuguese national team’s suffering increases before the final round, as Ronaldo will miss the sixth match due to suspension, and he will also be prohibited from participating in his country’s opening match in the 2026 World Cup finals if Portugal officially qualifies.
With this loss, Portugal’s balance froze at 10 points at the top of Group F, while the Irish national team raised its balance to 7 points in third place, behind the Hungarian national team, which occupies Runner-up with 8 points, while Armenia comes in last place with 3 points.
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