Browsing: Cristiano Ronaldo

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that 16 teams qualified for the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup to jostle for the eight quarterfinals slots, while the other 16 teams, including the Super Eagles, that did not qualify for the round of 16, have since departed Russia to their countries

And as Iran hope to do the unthinkable and dump Ronaldo and Portugal out of the tournament when they face-off at the Mordovia Arena on Monday, they have sought to deprive the Real Madrid superstar and his teammates of their sleep by gathering outside their hotel in Saransk the night before the final group stage match

A nightmare start against Portugal, trailing to Cristiano Ronaldo’s fourth-minute penalty less than two days after Julen Lopetegui’s sacking on the eve of the tournament, looks a world away since Fernando Hierro led his country to joint-top of the group after two games