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
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📻 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 https://t.co/sn7Vr2v0vG
— WEST BROM FAN TV (@ALBIONFANTV) September 1, 2021
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Dara O’Shea is gonna tell his grandkids about the time he got slapped by Ronaldo 😭😭😭
— Late Night Irish League Show #irishleaguespace (@latenightNIFL) 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.