ADIDAS BALL TECHNOLOGY has confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo did not make contact with the ball for Portugal’s first goal in their World Cup win over Uruguay.
A Bruno Fernandes brace helped the country to a 2-0 victory, which sealed their spot in the last 16.
However, uncertainty surrounded the scorer of the first goal, as television replays could not definitively conclude whether Ronaldo made contact with the ball with his head, or if Fernandes’ cross sailed straight into the next.
Fifa attributed the goal to the Manchester United midfielder.
Adidas, the competition’s official ball supplier, have since confirmed that the 37-year-old did not make contact with the ball.
“Using the Connected Ball Technology housed in Adidas’s Al Rihla Official Match Ball, we are able to definitively show no contact on the ball from Cristiano Ronaldo for the opening goal in the game,” read an Adidas statement.
“No external force on the ball could be measured.
“The 500Hz IMU sensor inside the ball allows for a high level of accuracy in the analysis.”
Fernandes had indicated after the contest that he felt Ronaldo was the goal-scorer.
“I don’t think it really matters who scored the goal at this point,” he said.
“The feeling I had at the time was that Cristiano touched the ball. I was passing the ball to him.
“But the important thing was that we won tonight against a very tough opponent.”
Meanwhile, Piers Morgan tweeted Ronaldo had told him that he was the goal-scorer.
Ronaldo confirmed to me that his head touched the ball. Even Bruno agrees. https://t.co/8HfWHjSj6D
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan)
Portugal will face South Korea in their final game of Group H.
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4 and 1/2 games, already qualified. Record breaking and relentless. The forerunners of Irish rugby for the last decade and showing no sign of slowing down
Ye Leinster are pretty good
Leinster are just so bloody good. They’re halfway to a bonus point against the premiership leaders after seven minutes! Incredible team
That’s the ticket. Push on and show a ruthless side for the second half. 1/4 final spot with 2games in hand at the moment. Pure Blue class.
Will they ever give contepomi a chair to sit on?
Quality start to the game from Leinster. Few teams can live with them when they turn on the power.
What’s with all the booing though!!
@Eddie Hekenui: it was against the ref for allowing the second Northampton try because it looked like blatant obstruction to me. Some idiots were booing when biggar came off which was not cool. The problem with these games is you get a lot of people out for a Christmas do, mouldy drunk and with no actual interest in the game.
Leinster are barely out of third gear and Northampton make them look like world beaters. Competition rugby standards is poor this year. Shocking from Saints. Tom Wood a shadow of himself.
When did BO’D get the Union Jack tattooed on his butt? Seems to have forsaken his blue eyes for red white and blue?
He who pays the piper?
@Sean Malone: damned if he do damned if he don’t.