Cristiano Ronaldo was a lucky boy not to receive a straight red card for this swing on Ireland’s Dara O’Shea. Ronaldo was about to take a penalty against the boys in green. Dara O’Shea did kick the ball away and you couldn’t blame Ronaldo for swinging out really, but you still shouldn’t do it.
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14' Portugal awarded a penalty after a lengthy VAR review. Ronaldo seemed to strike out at Dara O'Shea before the call📱 Updates: https://t.co/GOIoYrakdy
📺 Watch: https://t.co/2W5kFtUgZE
📻 Listen: https://t.co/QHSJNYlfx8#PORIRL #WorldCup2022 #COYBIG pic.twitter.com/c9l7Xnw6sR— RTÉ Soccer (@RTEsoccer) September 1, 2021
Don’t you dare touch Dara like that again @Cristiano pic.twitter.com/sn7Vr2v0vG
— WEST BROM FAN TV (@ALBIONFANTV) September 1, 2021
Cristiano Ronaldo-Dara O'Shea moment before penalty.#PORIRLpic.twitter.com/KrocQS80w8
— ManUnited Today (@mun_today) September 1, 2021
No way ronaldo tried to slap someone in the face, he was just being nice by touching Dara O’Shea’s chin 😍
— CORROSIVE RULE 🦠🇬🇭 (@yawdevil_) September 1, 2021
Dara O’Shea is gonna tell his grandkids about the time he got slapped by Ronaldo 😭😭😭
— irishr9 🇮🇪🇵🇸 (@R9Irish) September 1, 2021
This is a big game for both sides as Portugal hope to stamp their authority on this group and Ireland try and get back into the fight in trying to into the World Cup for Qatar 2022.