The Portugal team has made a great debut in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after beating Ghana 3-2, with a goal from his star Cristiano Ronaldo.
CR7 has also managed to hold the record of being the only player who has been able to score at least one goal in five different World Cups.
Nevertheless, Opinions on social media were dividedbecause the Portuguese opened the scoring with a penalty goal.
This generated that in the networks a curious nickname that the footballer has had for several years, which is that of “penalty”.
The nickname, in addition to being a play on words where the words “Penal” and “Ronaldo” are combined, has been the most used by the footballer’s detractors, since they assure that their most important annotations have been from the penalty spot.
How many goals has CR7 scored from a penalty?
According to information from Transfer Markt, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored, of the 701 goals he has scored in his entire career, a total of 146 penalty goals and he has missed 29this in all the competitions where he has participated (both in clubs and in the Portugal team)
During his time at Real Madrid (the time when the nickname “Penaldo” originated) Cristiano Ronaldo he participated in 438 games and scored a total of 450 goals, of which 79 were from the penalty spot.
Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been the footballers who have generated the most debate regarding who is the best soccer player currently.
However, in this World Cup in Qatar they have also been compared because his first goals in this competition have been from the penalty spot.
Pessi 1-1 Penaltypic.twitter.com/15J4kk0ggN
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In accordance with Transfer Markt, Lionel Messi has scored fewer penalties than Cristiano Ronaldo, since in his entire career the Argentine star has scored 106 penalties and missed 30.
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