Man Utd striker Ronaldo visibly stunned by Portugal defeat to Serbia | OneFootball

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·15 November 2021

Man Utd striker Ronaldo visibly stunned by Portugal defeat to Serbia

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Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo was visibly stunned by Portugal's World Cup qualifying defeat to Serbia.

The Euro 2016 winners were stunned by Serbia in Lisbon as the visitors came back from behind to win 2-1 to finish top of Group A and seal their place in Qatar next year. It means Portugal now face a playoff in March.


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United star Ronaldo, 36, was reduced to tears after the full-time whistle with his chances of playing in a fifth World Cup now in major jeopardy.

Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha said: "We have to take responsibility because we had a poor game.

"We just defended in the second half. Credit to Serbia, they played very well but we had the capacity to be on top.

"Everyone in the dressing room is disappointed but we have to look ahead to the playoffs now because we are more than good enough to be in the World Cup.

"You can't win all the time. Difficulties are part of life and this feeling should give us more strength."

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