VIDEO | Elbow and red card for Cristiano Ronaldo as Portugal suffer defeat | OneFootball

When Portugal was losing 2-0 to Ireland in Dublin during the fifth round of the UEFA Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo decided to elbow Dara O’Shea and left his team with ten players.

At 15 minutes into the second half, Swedish referee Glenn Nyberg gave a yellow card to the highest goal scorer in football history, but VAR called him to review the action, and the card changed color.

In the replay, it was clearly seen how Cristiano delivered a strong elbow hit to his marker inside the area.

Before the VAR intervention, the forward made "crybaby" gestures to the fallen defender, then ironically applauded the red card and went straight to speak with the Irish coach, whispering something in his ear.

It was the first time the "Bicho" was sent off with his National Team and the 13th time he received a red card throughout his career.

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