Referee’s Error Comes Back to Hunt Ronaldo As His Last-Minute Winner for Portugal VV Serbia Was Ruled Out

• Cristiano Ronaldo's disallowed goal would have qualified Portugal for the World Cup ahead of their group rivals Serbia
• The five-time Ballon d'Or winner scored a last-minute gasp against Serbia in the first leg but was incorrectly spotted in an offside position
• The 36-year-old and his teammates will now have to wait for the playoffs which is scheduled to hold next year March

Cristiano Ronaldo would have got the automatic ticket for Portugal to the World Cup if his last-minute goal against Serbia in the first leg stood, Sports Keeda, Instagram.

The Selecao were beaten by their group rivals Serbia by 2-1 in the second leg which cost Ronaldo and co an automatic ticket to Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Aleksandar Mitrovic broke Portugal's hearts with a 90th-minute header that gave the Eastern Europeans their ticket to Qatar.

The significance of the referee denying Ronaldo' goal in the first leg against Serbia

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However, in the reverse fixture played in Serbia in March, a similar situation occurred where the Portuguese side were denied a win.

Liverpool striker Diogo Jota had put his team ahead in the 11th minute and 36th, but Serbia came back in the second half scoring two goals from the boots of Mitrovic and Nikola Milenkovic.

As the match headed into injury time Ronaldo beat the offside and scored what seemed to be the winner only to be denied by the referee.

The replay on the VAR showed that the 36-year-old was not guilty of being in an offside position but was ruled out and the final white had been blown.

Out of frustration Ronaldo removed his captain's armband and threw it on the floor before storming into the dressing room.

The result would have been relevant if it had gone in Portugal's way as both sides will be level on points and Fernando Saches'z men would clinch the automatic ticket to the Mundial.

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Celebration as Irish FA makes statement over little girl who received Ronaldo’s shirt after evading security

Briefly News earlier reported that the Football Association for Ireland has announced that young fan Addison Whelan who beat security to meet with Cristiano Ronaldo and receiving his shirt will not be fined, SunSport reports.

Earlier reports had it that for racing onto the pitch, the 11-year-old girl was handed a fine of €3,000 which she says her father would gladly pay.

Following Portugal’s 0-0 draw with Ireland at the Aviva Stadium, the young girl ran onto the pitch to meet with her idol Ronaldo.

Despite being frustrated all night by the Irish defence, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner embraced the girl who beat the security operatives stationed inside the stadium.