Cristiano Ronaldo did not touch Bruno Fernandes’s cross which led to Portugal’s first goal in their 2-0 win over Uruguay on Monday night, according to ball manufacturer Adidas and its “highly accurate” technology.
Ronaldo wheeled away celebrating passionately after leaping towards Fernandes’s cross from the left side, which bounced through the box and into the far corner of the goal. That was enough to convince Fifa to initially award the goal to Ronaldo – it would have been his ninth World Cup goal equalling the great Eusebio’s Portuguese record.
