World Cup: At 41, you can only be goalkeeper not a striker – Paul Scholes slams Ronaldo

Paul Scholes has remarked that Cristiano Ronaldo has go somewhat of a ‘problem’ for Portugal, asserting that it is inappropriate for the superstar guardant to inactive beryllium starring the squad astatine the property of 41.

Ronaldo matched Lionel Messi’s grounds by participating successful six antithetic World Cups, captaining Portugal during their opening group-stage lucifer against DR Congo on Wednesday.

Roberto Martinez boasts a talented squad this summer, and the 2025 Nations League champions are considered beardown contenders for the prestigious trophy, alongside teams specified arsenic France, Spain, England, and the existent champions, Argentina.

Although Joao Neves scored aboriginal successful the sixth minute, giving Portugal a promising start, Martinez’s squad was incapable to instrumentality vantage of their power successful Houston.

Newcastle forward, Yoane Wissa scored an equalizer against the tally of play conscionable earlier half-time, leaving the lucifer tied, and Portugal could not find a winning goal, yet settling for a draw.

It was a forgettable evening for Ronaldo, who did not make immoderate opportunity, instrumentality immoderate shots, successfully dribble past an opponent, oregon triumph a azygous duel during a peculiarly disappointing archetypal half.

Despite this, Martinez chose to support Ronaldo connected the transportation until the extremity of the match, substituting Pedro Neto, Vitinha, Bernardo Silva, Tomas Araujo, and Nuno Mendes instead.