Bruno Fernandes admitted he thought Cristiano Ronaldo had scored the ninth World Cup goal of his career before finally being credited with the first of a double that sent Portugal into the knockout stages of Qatar 2022.
A Fernandes cross early in the second half drifted into the Uruguay net although Ronaldo seemed to claim he had glanced in his second goal of this tournament. And his former Manchester United teammate was initially convinced by Ronaldo’s celebrations, saying: “I celebrated as if it had been Cristiano's goal. It seemed to me that he had touched the ball. My aim was to cross the ball for him.
“We are happy with the victory regardless of who scored. The most important thing is that we achieved our aim which is to be in the next round.”
