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2-2, 40-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated with a 180-degree spin in the air: an invincible double blast, but it was difficult to exchange 3 points

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The Portuguese team, led by 40-year-old football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and ranked fifth in the world, ushered in the fourth round of the first group stage of the European preliminaries. Portugal will face the Hungarian team, ranked 41st in the world, at its home court.

Portugal ranked first in Group F with 9 points before the game, while Hungary ranked second with 4 points before the game. In the last four meetings between the two sides, Portugal has the upper hand because Portugal defeated the Hungarian team in all four meetings. Therefore, before the game, more fans were full of confidence that Portugal, which was stronger on paper, could defeat Hungary at home.

In the 8th minute of the first half, Szoboszlai took a left corner kick and sent an overhead pass to the goal. Szoboszlai jumped up from the backcourt and scored with a header, helping Hungary take the lead.

Fourteen minutes later, Semedo got the ball on the right side of the penalty area and swept the ball to the goal. Cristiano Ronaldo followed up and hit the goal at close range to help Portugal equalize the score. After scoring the goal, Ronaldo was very excited. He ran to the corner flag, opened his hands, jumped up and turned 180 degrees in his iconic celebration.

In the stoppage time of the first half, Ronaldo received a pass from Mendes and volleyed the ball from the right side of the penalty area to help Portugal take the lead.

In the 91st minute, Luka made a wonderful pass and Szoboszlai helped Hungary equalize.

In the end, Portugal was tied by Hungary and missed its fourth consecutive victory in the World Cup preliminaries. After the game, Portugal continued to rank first in the group with 10 points, still leading second-place Hungary by 5 points. Portugal missed the opportunity to advance to the World Cup.

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