Cristiano Ronaldo, a football legend from Portugal, has shared his emotional reaction to missing a penalty kick during the 2024 World Cup. The incident occurred in the 105th minute of the Round of 16 of the European Championship in Germany. Despite the disappointment, Portugal managed to win the penalty shootout and advance to the quarterfinals.
Ronaldo shared the incident on his Rio Ferdinand YouTube channel, highlighting his emotional response to the loss.
He said, “I cried the day I missed the penalty even though I thought Oblak made a great save.”
“When I cried, it wasn’t because I felt that if I missed and if Portugal were eliminated, the world would collapse on me. It’s not because of that.
“Imagine in the last 27 penalties, you score. I missed and, in that moment, you were bad about myself, I didn’t even think about that.
“The people who come to the stadium, your kids, your mom, your girlfriend, everyone. I felt sad because of that.”
