Cristiano Ronaldo lost his patience with the media when he was continuously questioned about Lionel Messi right after a brilliant performance that helped Portugal beat Uzbekistan 5-0.
In the early hours of June 24, in Portugal’s 5-0 victory over Uzbekistan in the second matchday of Group K, Ronaldo scored two goals, thereby establishing more historic milestones on the World Cup stage. After the match, he appeared in the interview area and initially answered quite comfortably about the team’s performance as well as the possibility of Portugal facing Argentina in the knockout stage.
However, the atmosphere gradually changed as questions related to Messi appeared more and more. According to the video circulating on social media, Ronaldo still maintained a calm attitude the first few times. Nevertheless, his patience eventually ran out.
The climax occurred when CR7 was about to enter the tunnel to return to the dressing room. A reporter continued to mention Messi, causing the Portuguese captain to stop and reply briefly: “I don’t care about others. Mbappe also scored.”
After this statement, Ronaldo immediately left without answering any further questions. The above moment quickly took social media by storm after the famous transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano posted it on X. The video attracted more than one million views in just a short time and generated a wave of lively debate.
Many people believed that Ronaldo had reason to be annoyed when he had just scored for the national team but was still dragged into the familiar comparison with Messi. One account commented: “These are all too familiar questions, he should have been prepared to face them.”
Meanwhile, many defended CR7, arguing that the media is deliberately trying to turn every interview of his into a Messi-Ronaldo debate.
Despite his attention-grabbing reaction, Ronaldo is still having a memorable World Cup. With two goals against Uzbekistan, he enters history as the first and only player to score in 6 World Cups.
