Sports Broadcast | Cristiano Ronaldo is red for the first time in his national team career, France advances to the World Cup

C Ronaldo was red for the first time in his national team career

On November 14, in the fifth round of Group F of the European Group Stage of the World Cup Qualifiers, Ireland faced Portugal at home at the Aviva Stadium. In the first half, Parrott fired twice and O'Beirne hit the post. After changing sides and fighting again, Vitinha missed a good opportunity and Ronaldo retaliated with an elbow that turned red. In the final ten-man match, Portugal 0-2 Ireland. In terms of the standings, Portugal continues to lead with 10 points after their first defeat, while Ireland is third with 7 points.

In the 18th minute, Portuguese goalkeeper Costa made a mistake and sent a corner kick. Ireland took a corner kick from the right. Scales flew back to the goal, and Parrott scored with a header in the middle. Portugal fell behind 0-1.

In the 45th minute, O'Shea from the Irish backcourt sent a long pass to penetrate the defense. Parrott took the ball on the left side of the penalty area and feinted, cut in and hit the near corner into the net. Portugal fell behind 0-2.

In the 61st minute, Ronaldo signaled that the opponent was pushing someone while fighting for position in the penalty area, but the referee ignored Ronaldo and received a yellow card instead. VAR intervened and the referee personally reviewed the situation. Ronaldo was suspected of retaliating for an elbow foul. The referee canceled the yellow card and changed the decision to red and sent Ronaldo off.

According to statistics, this is the first time Ronaldo has been sent off in 226 national team appearances. If counting the entire career, this is the 13th time Ronaldo has been dyed red. The previous 12 times all occurred in club events.

Before the referee checked VAR, Ronaldo made a crying gesture. When he left the field, the Irish fans in the stands collectively made this gesture in response.

After the game, Ireland coach Hallgrimsson said: "Cristiano Ronaldo praised me for putting pressure on the referee. It was his actions that caused the red card. It had nothing to do with me, and I can't control his thoughts."

France advanced to the World Cup 4-0 Ukraine in advance

In the early morning of November 14, in the fifth round of Group D of the European Group Stage of the World Cup, France faced Ukraine at the Parc des Princes. In the end, the French team defeated Ukraine 4-0 and advanced to the World Cup.

In the 49th minute, Eger Nazarina stopped the ball with his chest, and then was cleared by Yupa when he was about to shoot in the penalty area. Eger Nazarina fell in the penalty area, VAR intervened, and the referee indicated that there was no penalty kick after watching the big screen on the sidelines.

In the 53rd minute, Shirki sent a through ball. Olise stopped the ball in the penalty area. Mohavko stepped on Olise's ankle. The referee awarded a penalty kick. Mohavko also received a yellow card.

Mbappe took the penalty kick. There was a change of pace after the run-up, and then he took the penalty kick with a spoon, deceiving Trubin and scoring the ball. France 1-0 Ukraine.

In the 76th minute, Akliusche passed back, Kanter made a ball in his ribs, Olise stopped the ball in the penalty area, turned around and shot in one go. Trubin was helpless, France 2-0 Ukraine.

In the 83rd minute, Mbappe launched an offensive in the frontcourt. Ekitic and Akliusche grabbed the same point. Then Ekitic stumbled and poked the ball. Trubin touched it but failed to control it. Mbappe hit an empty goal from the back point and succeeded, France 3-0 Ukraine.

In the 88th minute, Ekitic launched an attack. After cooperating with Mbappe, he grabbed a point in the penalty area and succeeded in scoring. France 4-0 Ukraine.

According to media statistics, Mbappe became the third French player to reach 400 goals in his career. The first two are Henry (411 goals) and Benzema (503 goals).

At the same time, Mbappe has scored 124 goals at the Parc des Princes. He is the player with the third most goals in a single professional club in France in the past 60 years. The number of goals scored by Mbappe in a single stadium in France is only less than Revelly (135 goals at the Stade Geoffroy Guichard) and Onis (133 goals at the Stade Louis II).

So far, the French team has qualified for the World Cup finals 17 times and participated in 8 consecutive World Cups. They have won the 1998 World Cup and the 2018 World Cup, and have ranked in the top four in five editions of the tournament, 1958, 1982, 1986, 2006 and 2022.

Italy has little hope of directly qualifying

In the early morning of November 14th, the 9th round of Group I of the European Group Stage of the World Cup preliminaries began. Italy faced Moldova away from home. In the first half, Mancini missed a good opportunity. In the second half, Mancini and Esposito scored 2 goals in 4 minutes. In the end, Italy defeated Moldova 2-0 away from home.

In the 88th minute, Dimarco made a pass from the left, Mancini leaned over and scored with a header, Moldova 0 to Italy.

In the 92nd minute, Politano made a pass from the right, and Esposito scored with a header in front of the goal. Moldova 0-2 Italy.

According to Opta statistics, Gattuso won all the first five games of coaching the Italian team, becoming the third coach in the history of the team. The first two are Fabbri and Vicini.

Currently, Norway is still 3 points ahead of Italy. The two sides will compete directly in the final round to determine the final ranking. In theory, if Italy wins, both teams will have the same number of points. But the reality is that there is still a huge goal difference of 17 goals between the two teams. In other words, Italy must defeat Norway at least 9-0 in the final round to have a chance of overtaking.

For Norway, the last time the team appeared in a world series was the 2000 European Cup, and their last participation in the World Cup dates back to the 1998 World Cup in France. Under the leadership of a new generation of leading players such as Haaland, Norway is making great strides towards the long-awaited World Cup stage.

Regarding Italy's possible participation in the play-offs, Italian coach Gennaro Gattuso said: "This is not a question I can answer, but a question for the people who set the rules and groupings. In the 1994 World Cup, there were only two African teams, but now there are many, and they are still increasing.. "

"When I was playing, the first place in each group and the second place in the group with the best results would directly advance. We now have 18 points, six wins from six games, and two more play-offs to qualify. This doesn't seem very reasonable. "

England sent Serbia out 2-0

In the early morning of November 14th, in the 9th round of Group K of the European Group Stage of the World Cup, England faced Serbia at Wembley Stadium. In the first half, Saka opened the scoring and England led Serbia 1-0 at halftime. In the second half, Eze broke In the end, England defeated Serbia 2-0 and won seven consecutive World Cup qualifying rounds, scoring 20 goals and conceding no goals.

In the 28th minute, Rice took a free kick into the penalty area. The ball was saved by the goalkeeper. O'Reilly got the ball from the outside of the penalty area and took a long shot. The ball was blocked by the opponent. Saka volleyed the ball from the right side of the penalty area. The goal was scored, and England led 1-0.

In the 90th minute, Foden dribbled the ball to the front of the penalty area, and then sent a diagonal pass. Second place Albania has 4 points and is determined to miss the World Cup.

According to media statistics, Foden once again participated in scoring in an England team game after more than two years, ending the embarrassing record of 18 consecutive national team games without scoring or assisting.

After the game, Foden said: "I am satisfied with my role. It's great to be able to play as a false 9. Maybe this position brings out the best in me, time will tell. As I said, I was happy to play in this role and my teammates managed to create space for me. It was a great team performance with quality players on the pitch and my smile came back. "