Ronaldo helps Portugal break 20-year curse
Since winning EURO 2000 (3-0), Portugal and Ronaldo have lost to their arch-rivals Germany in every competition since then, with five consecutive defeats. Including the third-place match at the 2006 World Cup and the quarter-finals of EURO 2008. Ronaldo and his teammates have also lost group stage matches against Germany at EURO 2012, the 2014 World Cup and EURO 2020 (playing in 2021).
Ronaldo helps Portugal break the curse against Germany
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This curse was not broken until June 5, after Ronaldo, at the age of 40, played impressively in his return to the Portuguese national team, scoring the decisive goal in the 68th minute to help his team make a spectacular comeback and win 2-1.
Florian Wirtz opened the scoring for Germany in the 48th minute. But Francisco Conceicao equalized for Portugal in the 63rd minute with a stunning goal. Five minutes after the equalizer, Bruno Fernandes had a beautiful combination with Nuno Mendes, creating an opportunity for Ronaldo to score, bringing a spectacular victory for the home team.
With the goal, Ronaldo continued to increase the record number of goals scored for the team to 137 goals after 220 appearances. He also raised the record number of goals in his career to 937 goals, increasingly shortening the distance to scoring 1,000 goals in his career.
Ronaldo scored the decisive goal for the Portuguese team
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Above all, Ronaldo has helped the Portuguese team break the curse of more than 20 years against the German team. They are also facing a historic milestone, which is to be present in the final of the UEFA Nations League to be able to set another historical record with the second championship of this tournament after the first victory in 2019.
The 2024-2025 UEFA Nations League final will also be held at the Allianz Arena in Munich (Germany). Ronaldo and his teammates are waiting for their opponents, which will be France or Spain, the teams playing the remaining semi-final in Stuttgart at 2:00 on June 6.
On social network X, Ronaldo wrote the message: "Go, Portugal!". This famous player is hoping to win the championship after many years of empty-handedness with the Al Nassr club.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ronaldo-ghi-ban-thang-lich-su-dua-bo-dao-nha-vao-chung-ket-uefa-nations-league-185250605065447602.htm
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