Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleCristiano Ronaldo appeared in his sixth World Cup on Wednesday as he started Portugal’s first match against DR Congo.The 41-year-old striker struggled to make an impact, but remained on the pitch for the entire 90 minutes.It appeared that he was in line to be substituted in the latter stages of the game, but Portugal boss Roberto Martinez opted to keep Ronaldo on the pitch.BBC commentator Chris Sutton hit out at Martinez’s decision, as he accused the Portugal manager of being “scared” to take off the veteran striker.It proved to be a disappointing afternoon for Portugal as they were held to a 1-1 draw by DR Congo.In fullPortugal v DR Congo LIVE: Cristiano Ronaldo hunts record World Cup goal after Yoane Wissa stuns favouritesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Roberto Martinez accused of being ‘scared’ to substitute Cristiano Ronaldo
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleCristiano Ronaldo appeared in his sixth World Cup on Wednesday as he started Portugal’s first match against DR Congo.The 41-year-old striker struggled to make an impact, but remained on the pitch for the entire 90 minutes.It appeared that he was in line to be substituted in the latter stages of the game, but Portugal boss Roberto Martinez opted to keep Ronaldo on the pitch.BBC commentator Chris Sutton hit out at Martinez’s decision, as he accused the Portugal manager of being “scared” to take off the veteran striker.It proved to be a disappointing afternoon for Portugal as they were held to a 1-1 draw by DR Congo.In fullPortugal v DR Congo LIVE: Cristiano Ronaldo hunts record World Cup goal after Yoane Wissa stuns favouritesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
