Portugal opened the 2026 World Cup with a 1-1 draw against the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Houston on June 17, and what came after was worse than the result. ⚽🔥
Edu Aguirre, Spanish journalist and one of Cristiano Ronaldo’s closest friends, came out with knives sharpened on El Chiringuito de Jugones: “They have PSG players among the best in the world and they went out to sit back and react. They didn’t show even a hint of ambition”. Aguirre pointed directly at the midfield, made up of figures like Bruno Fernandes, Vitinha and João Neves, who scored Portugal’s only goal but was then massively attacked on social media by CR7 supporters over some words taken out of context. Even Kátia Aveiro, Ronaldo’s sister, joined the criticism from Instagram. 😤
As the internal turmoil explodes, Cristiano left the stadium visibly upset and has now gone 10 consecutive matches without a goal in World Cups and European Championships: since scoring against Ghana at Qatar 2022, he has 33 shots and 11 on target without scoring. Portugal’s next challenge is against Uzbekistan. Can CR7 break the streak before the rift becomes irreparable? 👀