🎥 Ronaldo flops on debut 👎 CR7 is social media's laughing stock 😳 | OneFootball

It’s the World Cup of champions — that’s what the first round told us. A brace from Haaland, a brace from Mbappé, a brace from Kane, and even a hat-trick from the ageless Messi.

As you may have noticed, one name is missing from the list: Cristiano Ronaldo. The Al-Nassr star’s debut was far from his best — quite the opposite, in fact. Portugal were held to a 1-1 draw by Congo, with CR7 on the pitch for 90-plus minutes and never truly looking dangerous.

One bad game can happen, sure, but what worries the 41-year-old’s fans most is the performance itself: slow, clumsy, constantly asking for the ball but never managing to show even flashes of his brilliance. Even back home — where he is rightly idolized by practically every single Portuguese person — criticism was not lacking. Social media, too, went hard on the former Real Madrid star.

😫 A patriot without powers, a chair and... a puppy!

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