Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup has just gotten worse as he and one other player from Argentina were both selected to the tournament’s Worst XI.
Ronaldo is currently out of a job and tending to his injured feelings following Lionel Messi’s World Cup victory, his longtime adversary.
Messi’s victory on Sunday, in which he scored twice and converted his penalty in the shootout, put an end to many people’s arguments about who the best player ever was.
Some claim that his lack of prior international success has hindered him, yet after winning the World Cup and Copa America in consecutive years,
It wasn’t the World Cup that Ronaldo would have preferred, especially because it was likely to be his last chance to win it.
He became the first man to score in five of them, but was benched for Portugal’s knockout matches and failed to add a goal while coming on as a substitute in either the last 16 or quarterfinal, meaning he is yet to score in a World Cup knockout game.
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Despite Fernando Santos‘ teammate praising him as the man you’d call on to score a goal, he was unable to make a difference when he entered the game against Morocco, and his team lost.
Using the ratings for each game from Sofascore, the former Manchester United striker has now been included in the Worst XI from Qatar, making his situation even worse.
Surprisingly, the 37-year-strike old’s partner in the squad is a World Cup champion, with Lautaro Martinez of Argentina also making the squad based on statistics.
Only one goal was scored by Ronald during the tournament—a penalty against Ghana—and it was claimed that he had cheated to get the penalty in the first place.
Martinez, despite taking first place in the competition, had a miserable time in the Middle East, starting in Lionel Scaloni’s preferred lineup until being eventually replaced by Julian Alvarez.
The Manchester City striker, who scored twice in the semi-final, had a far better experience playing with the side and helped it become a stronger offensive threat.
Martinez entered the game for the championship, but his struggles persisted. He missed a few opportunities, including a header at the very end of extra time.
Even though he wasn’t required for the shootout, the Inter Milan forward might have been next if France hadn’t missed two of their penalties.
The other standout player on the squad is goalkeeper Edouard Mendy of Senegal, an African team that was eliminated by England in the round of 16.
The Chelsea goalkeeper has had a really bad few months. He made several high-profile errors and lost the starting job to Kepa Arrizabalaga before the Spaniard got hurt.
All of these athletes will be relieved that the domestic season is beginning so quickly and that they can put their issues in Qatar behind them.
Except for Ronaldo, who is looking for a new team right now.