Ronaldo Lie Detector Test: Cristiano Ronaldo recently took part in a lie detector test with Binance and he answered on his FIFA World Cup dream. He was caught lying on Portugal’s World Cup win chances. The 38-year-old got questions about his career and some questions were related to his life.
The 5-time Ballon d’Or winner was asked if Portugal would win the World Cup. He responded after thinking for few seconds, “Yes.” However, the machine determined that Ronaldo was lying. He reacted by laughing: “What a pessimist, huh?” Ronaldo had a disappointing exit in last year’s World Cup when his country failed to reach in semifinals after losing to Morocco in the quarterfinals.
They were one of the favourite going into the World Cup but they couldn’t win against the African side who played their first-ever semifinal. Al Nassr Forwrad has won trophies for Selecao das Quinas. Cristiano Ronaldo has Euro Championship and Nations League titles. Both are the UEFA competitions. He didn’t impress much for his nation in the biggest FIFA event of football. Portugal’s best performance in the World Cup came in 2006 when they reached the semifinals. He failed to win the competition five times and we believe the 2022 World Cup was his last World Cup.
The next FIFA World Cup will be held in 2026 in the US, Mexico, and Canada. and his longtime rival Lionel Messi’s Argentina will be the defending champions. Messi might think about one more World Cup but Ronaldo will be 41 years old and Portugal is now building towards a new shape.
Ronaldo still takes the record of most international goals and he is the 2nd highest goal-scorer for Portugal in FIFA World Cups. The 38-year-old forward has netted eight goals and provided two assists in 22 games. The legendary striker already hinted that his dream to win the FIFA trophy has been shattered. He also shared his thoughts after the World Cup exit and said, “Winning a World Cup for Portugal was the biggest and most ambitious dream of my career… Sadly yesterday the dream ended.”
Fans also felt that Ronaldo is retiring from international football but he is still playing. Portugal sacked Santos after the World Cup and replaced him with Roberto Martinez. The Al Nassr forward is now aiming for the Euro 2024 and he is part of Portugal’s starting lineup for qualifiers. Ronaldo has scored four goals in five qualifying games and also made a record of featuring in 200 international matches.
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