Cristiano Ronaldo and the obligation of a new feat to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup

We can talk endlessly of the abundant successes of Cristiano Ronaldo in his adventure through four clubs from different leagues. However, the place where the passion of the Portuguese star has manifested itself with the greatest intensity is in his national team. With the Portuguese team, the ‘Commander’ has lived the happiest chapters of his career, but this Sunday he had a bad taste that he will have to remedy with his goals and leadership.

. It will be two single-match qualifying rounds that the Portuguese should overcome to achieve their goal. It will not be easy at all, but hope remains with CR7 in the team.

His achievements

Cristiano Ronaldo it has always been characterized by hungering for glory. He has never liked being left empty-handed. His greatest purpose has always been to achieve all possible successes with the Portugal teambut for a long time joy resisted him. Until a special day came.

In 2016, although he was injured in the final, the Portuguese star won the Eurocup and celebrated the first title with his team. “Neither individual trophies, nor the Champions League: this is the happiest moment of my life”, he expressed in an emotional harangue towards his companions.

Three years later, a big smile was drawn again on Cristiano Ronaldo’s face, after having triumphed in the UEFA Nations League with him as the protagonist. .

The antecedent

Now, the Madeira star is in a very complicated situation as in 2013, when he also had to play a play-off to reach the World Cup. In that year, Portugal beat Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Sweden 3-2 in a great game in which CR7 excelled with a splendid hat-trick.

The ‘Commander’ hopes to repeat history and not miss what could be his last World Cup. Nothing is lost yet, less with Cristiano present. In fact, there are great statistics of the Portuguese crack that maintain the illusion of all his country in the face of the playoffs.

For this occasion, he is in the second group of the Qualifiers, along with North Macedonia, Russia and Sweden as already confirmed. However, to establish the seeds and the keys, the average will be taken into account as seconds, so the rivals have not yet been defined.

The draw for the keys will be on November 26, while they will have to wait until March to define the crosses. Cristiano Ronaldo will have to shine in two games so that he can fulfill the dream of a new World Cup.

One before and one after

The presence of Cristiano Ronaldo it has defined a before and after in the history of Portugal. With the crack of Madeira as the protagonist, the Portuguese team has gone from being a team whose achievements were elusive (at most, it was a semifinalist in the 1966 World Cup with Eusebio as the top star) to a prestigious team that already tasted honey of glory.

Since Portugal first competed internationally in 1921, it was never able to reach the top of European football until it enlisted the services of Ronaldo.

After having fallen to Serbia, Portugal It is not assured of its place in the next World Cup, but there is a good chance of achieving that ambitious goal, as has become the custom in recent years. In fact, Cristiano Ronaldo has always managed to successfully guide his country towards the most important tournament at the national level.

Before CR7 emerged, the Portuguese team classified only three out of 17 possible World Cups (17.6% effective).

The same happens in the Eurocup. This year, the Madeira star became the first footballer to play that tournament five times (winning the 2016 tournament). Before him, the Portuguese only qualified for three out of 11 European Cups.

Neither in the time of Luis Figo nor in that of the great Eusebio, Portugal stood out so much. But in the era of Ronaldo absolutely everything has been possible. With ‘CR7’ at the helm, the Portuguese team has established itself as one of the most fearsome in the entire ‘Old Continent’ in recent years. And, it is for these reasons, that you should not miss the World Cup

He wants to win the World Cup

Cristiano Ronaldo He has won almost everything. Well, he still has an outstanding debt: to win the World Cup with Portugal. With 36 years over, the ‘Commander’ hopes to have a new chance to triumph in the tournament, but first he must overcome the playoffs.

. It was in Brazil 2014, that Portugal finished in third place in their group and could not continue advancing in the contest.

In all other appearances, he reached the finals. . While in South Africa 2010 and Russia 2018 he was eliminated in the round of 16.

If you manage to qualify for Qatar 2022, Cristiano Ronaldo He will fight for the title that has been made the most difficult for him to win with his national team. He still has gasoline to do it. It is true that he has already made history in his country, but he is not conformist. And, in the midst of adversity, when they need him most, he almost always emerges as a hero.