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Prior to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo had barely played since rupturing the cruciate ligament in his right knee in April 2000, and he missed Brazil's entire qualification campaign where, in his absence, the team had been poor. [156] Tim Vickery writes, "Without Ronaldo, Brazil were a shambles, fortunate even to get to the tournament. With ...
Cristiano Ronaldo Ronaldo playing for Al Nassr in 2023 Personal information Full name Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro Date of birth (1985-02-05) 5 February 1985 (age 39) Place of birth Funchal, Madeira, Portugal Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Position(s) Forward Team information Current team Al Nassr Number 7 Youth career 1992–1995 Andorinha 1995–1997 Nacional 1997–2002 Sporting CP Senior ...
The starting line up without Ronaldo was released to a shocked world media, but after pleading that he felt fine and requested to play, Ronaldo was reinstated by the coach, before giving a below par performance as France, led by Zidane, won 3–0. [57] 2002 World Cup winning Brazil national football team airplane in Brazilian team livery
“The world record, the only player to score in five World Cups, makes me very proud.” Ronaldo started World Cup play in 2006 in Germany and scored his first World Cup goal that year against Iran.
As hundreds of players have played for the team since it started officially registering its players, only players with 20 or more official caps are included. Eight players – Cafu, Thiago Silva, Roberto Carlos, Dani Alves, Lúcio, Cláudio Taffarel, Neymar and Robinho – have won 100 or more caps for Brazil. Some of the legends of Brazil are ...
Two-time World Cup winner Ronaldo Nazário agreed to sell his stake in embattled Brazilian soccer club Cruzeiro on Monday. Ronaldo Nazário bought the indebted Cruzeiro's soccer department in 2021 ...
Lionel Messi is the player with the most games played at the FIFA World Cup, and one of only six along with German Lothar Matthäus, Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and Mexicans Antonio Carbajal, Andrés Guardado, and Rafael Márquez to have entered the field in five different tournaments.
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [20] 5 17: 13 October 2004: Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal Russia: 2–0: 7–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [21] 6 4–0 7 18: 17 November 2004: Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Luxembourg: 2–0: 5–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [22] 8 22: 4 June 2005: Estádio da Luz ...