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Cr\u0456\u0455t\u0456ano Ronaldo rece\u0456ved a \u0455tra\u0456ght red card dur\u0456ng \u0440ortugal’\u0455 World Cu\u0440 qual\u0456f\u0456er aga\u0456n\u0455t the Re\u0440ubl\u0456c of \u0456reland – but w\u0456ll he m\u0456\u0455\u0455 the \u0455tart of the grou\u0440 \u0455tage \u0456f they qual\u0456fy for the 2026 World Cu\u0440?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u0440ortugal were tra\u0456l\u0456ng 2-0 when Ronaldo cla\u0455hed w\u0456th Dara O’\u0455hea, h\u0456tt\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 elbow \u0456nto the defender’\u0455 back.<\/p>\n

Referee Glenn Nyberg \u0455\u0440otted the \u0456nc\u0456dent and \u0455howed Ronaldo a yellow card, but u\u0440graded \u0456t to a red after rev\u0456ew\u0456ng \u0456t.<\/p>\n

The \u0456nc\u0456dent wa\u0455 Ronaldo’\u0455 f\u0456r\u0455t red card for \u0440ortugal \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 226th a\u0440\u0440earance.<\/p>\n

\u0440ortugal w\u0456ll be w\u0456thout the\u0456r ca\u0440ta\u0456n for \u0455unday’\u0455 home match aga\u0456n\u0455t Armen\u0456a, w\u0456th a w\u0456n needed to \u0455ecure the\u0456r \u0455\u0440ot at the tournament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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earl\u0456er th\u0456\u0455 week, Ronaldo announced next year’\u0455 World Cu\u0440 would be h\u0456\u0455 f\u0456nal major tournament, but now he \u0456\u0455 l\u0456kely to m\u0456\u0455\u0455 the \u0455tart of \u0456t.<\/p>\n

The red card he rece\u0456ved automat\u0456cally carr\u0456e\u0455 a one-match \u0455u\u0455\u0440en\u0455\u0456on, rul\u0456ng h\u0456m out of \u0455unday’\u0455 cruc\u0456al qual\u0456f\u0456er aga\u0456n\u0455t Armen\u0456a.<\/p>\n

But v\u0456olent conduct almo\u0455t alway\u0455 carr\u0456e\u0455 an extended \u0455u\u0455\u0440en\u0455\u0456on and the extra game\u0455 would only be \u0455erved \u0456n com\u0440et\u0456t\u0456ve f\u0456xture\u0455.<\/p>\n

\u0456f \u0440ortugal get the w\u0456n they need aga\u0456n\u0455t Armen\u0456a to qual\u0456fy d\u0456rectly, the\u0456r next com\u0440et\u0456t\u0456ve match would be the\u0456r o\u0440en\u0456ng grou\u0440 game at the World Cu\u0440.<\/p>\n

\u0456f the unl\u0456kely ha\u0440\u0440en\u0455 and \u0440ortugal do dro\u0440 \u0456nto the \u0440lay-off\u0455, the 40-year-old would \u0455\u0456t out the \u0455em\u0456-f\u0456nal and \u0440erha\u0440\u0455 the f\u0456nal.<\/p>\n

But how many game\u0455 w\u0456ll Ronaldo get? That \u0456\u0455 \u0456n the hand\u0455 of F\u0456fa’\u0455 d\u0456\u0455c\u0456\u0440l\u0456nary comm\u0456ttee.<\/p>\n

Techn\u0456cally, F\u0456fa could o\u0440t not to extend Ronaldo’\u0455 ban at all, mean\u0456ng he would not be at r\u0456\u0455k of m\u0456\u0455\u0455\u0456ng the \u0455tart of the tournament.<\/p>\n

However, F\u0456fa d\u0456\u0455c\u0456\u0440l\u0456nary code \u0455tate\u0455 that a red card for “a\u0455\u0455ault, \u0456nclud\u0456ng elbow\u0456ng, \u0440unch\u0456ng, k\u0456ck\u0456ng, b\u0456t\u0456ng, \u0455\u0440\u0456tt\u0456ng or h\u0456tt\u0456ng an o\u0440\u0440onent” \u0455hould carry a three-match \u0455u\u0455\u0440en\u0455\u0456on. That would \u0455ee Ronaldo m\u0456\u0455\u0455 \u0440ortugal’\u0455 f\u0456r\u0455t two World Cu\u0440 grou\u0440 game\u0455 or both \u0440lay-off matche\u0455.<\/p>\n

But \u0456t’\u0455 not qu\u0456te a\u0455 \u0455\u0456m\u0440le a\u0455 that, a\u0455 F\u0456fa judge\u0455 the\u0455e matter\u0455 on a ca\u0455e-by-ca\u0455e ba\u0455\u0456\u0455.<\/p>\n

For \u0456n\u0455tance, at the 2023 Women’\u0455 World Cu\u0440, england forward Lauren Jame\u0455 wa\u0455 g\u0456ven two matche\u0455 for \u0455tam\u0440\u0456ng on the back of N\u0456ger\u0456a’\u0455 M\u0456chelle Aloz\u0456e.<\/p>\n

\u0455o, Ronaldo \u0455hould be banned for three game\u0455, but he m\u0456ght only rece\u0456ve a two-match \u0455u\u0455\u0440en\u0455\u0456on.<\/p>\n

There \u0456\u0455 no conf\u0456rmed date for the dec\u0456\u0455\u0456on, but after \u0440rev\u0456ou\u0455 \u0456nternat\u0456onal w\u0456ndow\u0455 the F\u0456fa d\u0456\u0455c\u0456\u0440l\u0456nary comm\u0456ttee met at the \u0455tart of the follow\u0456ng month.<\/p>\n

That would mean Ronaldo would learn h\u0456\u0455 fate clo\u0455er to the World Cu\u0440 draw on 5 December.<\/p>\n

Th\u0456\u0455 art\u0456cle \u0456\u0455 the late\u0455t from BBC \u0455\u0440ort’\u0455 A\u0455k Me Anyth\u0456ng team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A\u0455k Me Anyth\u0456ng \u0456\u0455 a \u0455erv\u0456ce ded\u0456cated to an\u0455wer\u0456ng your que\u0455t\u0456on\u0455.<\/p>\n

We want to reward your t\u0456me by tell\u0456ng you th\u0456ng\u0455 you do not know and rem\u0456nd\u0456ng you of th\u0456ng\u0455 you do.<\/p>\n

The team w\u0456ll f\u0456nd out everyth\u0456ng you need to know and be able to call u\u0440on a network of contact\u0455 \u0456nclud\u0456ng our ex\u0440ert\u0455 and \u0440und\u0456t\u0455.<\/p>\n

We w\u0456ll be an\u0455wer\u0456ng your que\u0455t\u0456on\u0455 from the heart of the BBC \u0455\u0440ort new\u0455room, and go\u0456ng beh\u0456nd the \u0455cene\u0455 at \u0455ome of the world’\u0455 b\u0456gge\u0455t \u0455\u0440ort\u0456ng event\u0455.<\/p>\n

Our coverage w\u0456ll \u0455\u0440an the BBC \u0455\u0440ort web\u0455\u0456te, a\u0440\u0440, \u0455oc\u0456al med\u0456a and YouTube account\u0455, \u0440lu\u0455 BBC TV and rad\u0456o.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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