In order to play against Mbappé, Cristiano must not only win his match, the high risk CR7 must prevent

The EUROS in Germany has been exciting as the group stage has included many goals, and it finally concluded last night. The knockout stages are next, which is arguably the best part of the tournament for most fans, and a possible match-up is between France and Portugal as the football fans could see Cristiano Ronaldo play agent Kylian Mbappé. Ronaldo and Portugal will play against Slovenia in the Round of 16, while Mbappé and France will play against Belgium in the Round of 16. If France and Portugal defeat Belgium and Slovenia, respectively, they will meet in the quarterfinals. Despite Belgium and Slovenia being the obstacles for football fans to watch Ronaldo and Mbappé play against each other, Ronaldo could also ruin the matchup in the match against Slovenia. If Cristiano Ronaldo receives a yellow card against Slovenia in the round of 16, he will miss the quarter-finals. Ronaldo received a yellow card in the last Portugal match, which was in the 2-0 loss against Georgia in the group stage.

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Ronaldo received a yellow card in the 28th minute of the match between Georgia and Portugal. Ronaldo was furious with the referee when calls were not given in favor of Portugal. There was a moment in the game where Ronaldo was pulled by the shirt in the box, which could've been considered a penalty. At halftime, Ronaldo was furious with the fourth official and could gotten a red card just from his reaction.

CR7 is still likely to play in the match against Slovenia. Ronaldo started in all three group-stage matches in Group F for Portugal, but he has yet to score in the European Championship. Ronaldo broke another record yesterday as he became the first player in the history of the European Championship to play 20 consecutive matches from Euro 2008 to Euro 2024.

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Roberto Martinez on Ronaldo's penalty incident

The head coach of Portugal, Roberto Martinez, was also furious about the team not being given a penalty when Roanldo's shirt was pulled in the box. Martinez said, "There was a penalty on Cristiano that wasn’t counted. The VAR was not consistent because there was a situation with Cristiano that we were talking about, what the VAR can do, you can look back and award a penalty kick and the situation in the 27th minute was clearer and it was a penalty kick.”