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Portugal: The farthest distance in the world is from European champion to world champion!
01 About football
Euro 2016, Portugal's first World Series title (and so far the only one, not counting the chicken ribs of the Nations League)
Achievements of this year:
Lonely Ronaldo
11 December: In the 1/4 final of the World Cup, Portugal lost to Morocco and missed the semi-finals.
Portugal beat Ghana 3-2 in the first round of Group H of the World Cup in Qatar on November 25, 2022.
On 29 November, in the second round of the group stage, Portugal won 2-0 against Uruguay.
On December 2, in the third round of the group stage, Portugal lost 1-2 to South Korea.
On December 7, Portugal defeated Switzerland 6-1 in the 1/8 final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
On December 10, in the 1/4 final of the World Cup in Qatar, Portugal lost 0-1 to Morocco and missed the last four.
This is the fourth consecutive time Portugal have missed the World Cup semi-finals, having last reached the semi-finals in 2006, when they lost 1-0 to France in the semi-finals and finished fourth.
Historical Achievements:
Portugal World Cup results
1966, 3rd place (best all-time)
In 1986, the group was out
In 2002, the group was out
In 2006, fourth place
In 2010, 1/8 final 0-1 Spain
In 2014, the group was out
In 2018, 1/8 final 1:2 Uruguay
2022, 1/4 final, 0:1 Morocco
Portugal's best World Cup record in history was almost 60 years ago, and considering that the results of antiquity are not comparable, the fourth place in 2006 may be Portugal's best result in the past 30 years. Portugal had a golden generation around 2000, Figo (Golden Globe winner), Rui Costa, Gomes, Deco, but unfortunately did not win any major championships, which still makes countless Portuguese sigh.
The Portuguese Golden Generation refers to the generation of players born between 1969 and 1974 who participated in the 1989 and 1991 World Junior Championships and won the Portuguese title. Among them, Rui Costa and Luis Figo are the core representatives. However, this group of players seemed to have some bad luck, and they broke in successive World Qualifiers, and were eliminated from the group in 2002.
Both are midfield masters
On the left is No. 7 Luis Figo and on the right is No. 10 Rui Costa
Portugal's golden generation
With the retirement of Rui Costa after Euro 2004 and Figo and Pauleta after the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Portugal's "golden generation" has officially retired from the stage of football history. This generation of players has won two consecutive World Junior Championships in 1989 and 1991, but failed to win the continental championship for the Portuguese national team, finishing second in the European Championship in 2004 and finishing fourth in the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Portugal national team overview:
Portugal national football team, abbreviated as Portugal, is also known as the Five Shields (named after the five shields on the Portuguese coat of arms).
All-time number one star: Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (born 5 February 1985 in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger/centre-forward.
The island in the lower left corner is the birthplace
Memorabilia:
Manchester United period:
In 2003, Ronaldo moved to Manchester United for £12.24 million and helped the team win 10 trophies, including the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League title.
Little Ronaldo during the Manchester United period
During his time at Manchester United, he won the 2006-07 English Premier League Player of the Year;
2008 Golden Ball Awards, International Federation of Professional Footballers Best Player, Premier League Player of the Year, Premier League Golden Boot and other awards.
World Footballer of the Year
Premier League champion
In his first six years with United, Ronaldo scored 118 goals in 292 appearances for United and won three Premier League titles, one FA Cup, two Football League Cups, one Community Shield, one Champions League and one Club World Cup. In 2008, Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year award, and won the European Golden Boot for the first time
Best goal in the Premier League
Real Madrid period:
In 2009, Ronaldo moved to Real Madrid for £80 million and helped the team win 16 trophies in nine years, including four UEFA Champions League titles in 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18.
During his time at Real Madrid, he won the 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 Golden Globe Awards and other awards.
Champions League winner
A total of 5 Golden Globes were won
Ballon d'Or: Awarded by the French magazine "Football World", since 1955, once a year, one person at a time. Selected by national team coaches, players, fans and media around the world, it is the most authoritative football award in the world. The winner is the best player in the world that year.
Ronaldo has won a total of 5 Ballon d'Or awards, namely 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.
He won his first Ballon d'Or in 2008, scoring 42 goals throughout the 2007–08 season and helping United win Premier League and Champions League competitions, winning his first Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year.
The second Ballon d'Or came in 2013, when Ronaldo moved from the Premier League to Real Madrid in La Liga.
The third Ballon d'Or came in 2014, when Cristiano Ronaldo took over the Real Madrid boss in 2013-14 and scored 17 goals in the Champions League that could not be surpassed, and he became the best player in La Liga that season.
The fourth Ballon d'Or was in 2016, when Ronaldo won the trophy by 745 votes in the Ballon d'Or, compared with 316 votes for second place Messi that year.
In 2017, Ronaldo won his fifth Ballon d'Or.
Up to now, Ronaldo has won a total of 5 Golden Globe awards, ranking second in history. (7 seats after Messi)
Juventus period:
In 2018, Ronaldo transferred to Serie A club Juventus for 100 million euros, and won the Italian Serie A titles in 2018-19 and 2019-20.
On January 21, 2021, in Juve's 2-0 victory over Napoli in the Italian Super Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo broke the deadlock and surpassed Joseph Beacon with 760 goals, becoming the player with the most official goals in the history of world football!
Return to Manchester United:
In 2021, Ronaldo returned to Manchester United. In December 2022, Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United
Family
Ronaldo was born in 1985 in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, his father Dinis Aveiro was a florist, his mother Dolores Aveiro used to work as a cook and cleaner, and he has two older sisters and an older brother. When her mother was pregnant with him, the heavy family burden made her think of abortion, but she eventually gave birth to Ronaldo. Ronaldo's name was given because his father had seen a movie starring former US President Ronald Wilson Reagan.
On September 7, 2005, Dinis Aveiro died of a deterioration in his health due to alcoholism. In 2010, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos, Ronaldo's eldest son, Cristiano Ronaldo "Mini Ronaldo", was born; In 2017, Ronaldo welcomed twin girls named Mateo and girls named Eva; In November of the same year, girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez gave birth to a fourth child for Ronaldo, a daughter named Martina
Media evaluation
At the technical level, Ronaldo has good flexibility, fast speed, powerful shooting, outstanding technique, and strong heading ability; Ronaldo is synonymous with goals, as long as he is on the field, then when approaching the opponent's penalty area, any movement he makes can be converted into a goal. (AFP, Sina Sports Review)
Whether it's fast or slow, with or without the ball, he makes opponents unguarded and unpredictable. At the beginning of his career, Ronaldo was more familiar with playing without defenders. Later, he knew how to go one-on-one and how to break through and shoot most effectively. Ronaldo's progress is fast and never stopping, and the most valuable thing is that he always knows how to protect his characteristics, that is, the originality of his movements, his speed and his explosiveness, his calmness and calmness, his superiority and turning. And his shooting, his physical strength, his left and right feet, his accuracy, his efficiency, his collective consciousness, all these qualities make him the one who can decide a game on his own.
Ronaldo's excellence lies in his control of his movements, followed by speed and strength. His ball handling and dribbling skills are impeccable; His amazing ability to accelerate makes it impossible to guard against him. Whether from the centre or on both wings, once the ball is straight into the front, his acceleration and shifting make all his movements calm, and within the last 20 meters is the key to turning the game around; His strength is mainly reflected in shooting, he is best at his right foot, set-pieces always use the right foot, but his left foot can also play arcs, technique plus power, and delicate footwork, making him a set-piece master; His header is equally perfect, with a height of 1.85 meters and outstanding bouncing power making his header another specialty. (Review of French Football)
In terms of professionalism, Ronaldo can win the Golden Globe Award after the age of 30, and his professionalism is a very important reason, such as scientific and healthy diet, good living habits, and diligent training attitude. These seem easy, but they are not easy to persevere. He drove fans crazy at an unpromising age, made five technical transitions in his career, and won the race against the age of injury. Perseverance, self-discipline and self-improvement, people admire his football skills and love his outstanding mental strength. (People's Daily commentary)
At the level of life, Ronaldo is enthusiastic and cheerful, can sing and dance, is keen on public welfare, and there are always so many buddies around him. He wasn't perfect, but he never hid his shortcomings. He has a huge fortune, excellent ball skills, and at the same time he is a flamboyant and maverick. (Phoenix Sports, Sina Sports Review)
Industry reviews
Ronaldo is the most special player of this era. He has worked hard to improve his shooting technique, left and right foot technique, heading ability and bouncing ability. His love and desire for football is incredible, every training session, he is full of yearning and expectation, every day Ronaldo is getting better, he really loves football. (Commentary by Sir Alex Ferguson)
Ronaldo is a great player, he is strong and every year he is surpassing himself and getting better. (Commentary by Lionel Messi)
Ronaldo's success is the result of hard training, he is not the kind of natural genius. (Comments by Zlatan Ibrahimović)
Written at the end, tribute to Ronaldo!
The Moroccan's header seemed to pay tribute to Ronaldo, who failed to complete the redemption as a substitute in front of the Moroccan's airtight bus. On the night at the Artumama Stadium, the sadness of farewell and the tears of miracle are intertwined, and the appearance of the World Cup stage is performed. Ronaldo walked lonely to the players' tunnel, tears had wet his face, belonging to the World Cup dream of a generation of superstars, and it was written.
In the player tunnel, Ronaldo covered his face and cried
Ronaldo is destined to not be able to lift the Hercules Cup!
The only heavyweight trophy of Cristiano Ronaldo's national team career: Euro 2016
As the final whistle sounded, Ronaldo's loneliness contrasted sharply with the Moroccan revelry, and the 37-year-old man could not stop the tears from breaking the bank, he accompanied Portugal through all these years, connecting two golden generations, but finally said goodbye with regret. Yes, Portugal's new golden generation still has time to look forward to the next four years, and the late Cristiano Ronaldo can probably only say goodbye...
This is Ronaldo's last World Cup.
He said before the match that if Portugal wins, he can retire in place because there are no regrets in his career.
It's just a pity that this will become a regret forever! The dream of the World Cup is no longer possible!
A model of self-discipline in professional football:
Ronaldo has invited Manchester United team-mate Patrice Evra Evra to his home for lunch.
That day's experience made the teammate "regret not starting out".
They had been training for a morning and were very tired, and Patrice thought that he could have a full meal, so he walked to the table
At first glance, there are only three things:
Chicken breast, salad, plain water.
Just after eating, Ronaldo beckoned him to pass the ball together;
After passing the pass, I went to swim for an hour, and then went to the bathtub for a massage;
Finally, when Ronaldo invited him to exercise in the gym and took a sauna together, his teammates couldn't stand it:
Oh my God, why the hell am I coming to your house! It's not tomorrow to play, why come to the abuse?
This incident led him to two conclusions:
1. Never go to Ronaldo's house for dinner.
2. Ronaldo is a real training robot, he will not stop training for a moment.
Training, self-discipline, and restraint are no longer what Ronaldo "forces himself to do", but are engraved into Ronaldo's genes and become a part of him.
He spends millions of dollars a year improving his physical fitness:
Invested heavily in hiring dedicated nutritionists, trainers, personal doctors, chefs, a full set of systems, using the latest technology and theory, to build their own body.
He even installed a million-dollar liquid nitrogen cold therapy device in his home – to enhance physical vitality during intense alternating hot and cold cycles.
Never eat junk food
Many players born into poor families became addicted to alcohol and drugs after becoming famous;
Ronaldo was also born into a poor family plagued by alcohol and drugs, and when he was a teenager, he didn't have enough to eat every day, and he had to go to McDonald's to ask for other people's leftover burgers.
But the deprivation of childhood does not seem to have left much of a mark on him.
After getting rid of poverty, Ronaldo vowed not to smoke, drink, or even get tattoos, spend a lot of money on more professional equipment, professional services, and continue to improve professional skills.
He worked scientifically fit, dieted, pounded his body day after day, and lived a high-intensity self-disciplined athlete life for more than ten years in order to maintain the world's top football player level.
Live yourself as a "goal machine" that completes instructions.
What did such high-intensity self-discipline training bring to Ronaldo?
Ronaldo at his peak is the most diligent and active super all-around perpetual motion machine on the green field.
Ronaldo's running distance each season is equivalent to running from Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, to Madrid, the capital of Spain.
In terms of speed, in 2015, Ronaldo raced with Spanish sprinter Rodriguez.
Within 25 meters, Ronaldo 3.61 seconds and Rodriguez 3.31 seconds.
Ronaldo's highest jump height reached 2.93 meters, and his jumping ability can be equal to that of NBA basketball player Kobe
Many stars leave the European league around the age of 30 to play in overseas giants and retire with good pay.
But Ronaldo has grown stronger and stronger with age, and even 30 years old can be regarded as truly reaching the peak of his career.
At the time of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Ronaldo was 33 years old, and he ran at an astonishing 40km/h, breaking his own record in 2017.
In 2018, the 33-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo transferred from Real Madrid to Juventus to do a physical test, which is equivalent to the function of a 20-year-old.
The body fat rate of 7% is 3% lower than the average body fat percentage of professional footballers, and the muscle mass is as high as 50%.
It is often said that Ronaldo is not talented enough, and it is hard work and hard work that brought him to today's height.
But it has become the top in the world, but it is still sprinting up every day, and has insisted on training and devoting itself for more than 20 years.
Isn't this enthusiasm and perseverance itself a huge talent?
Trivia: Ronaldo's Instagram account has up to 500 million followers, making it the most followed celebrity account in the world.
Watch the ball and listen to the song:
02 National Geographic
The Portuguese Republic.
【Area】92226 square kilometers.
【Population】10.345 million (December 2021), mainly Portuguese. There are about 699,000 foreign legal residents, mainly from Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Guinea-Bissau and other Portuguese-speaking countries, China and some EU countries. The official language is Portuguese. About 81% of the inhabitants are Catholic.
Lisbon, population 2.86 million (2021)
【Profile】Located in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula in Europe. It is bordered by Spain to the north and west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south. The coastline is 832 km long. The terrain is high in the north and low in the south, mostly mountainous and hilly. The northern part has an oceanic temperate broadleaf forest climate, and the southern part has a subtropical Mediterranean climate.
One of the ancient countries of Europe. It became an independent kingdom in 1143. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it established a large number of colonies in Africa, Asia and the Americas, becoming a maritime power. It was annexed by Spain in 1580 and freed from Spanish rule in 1640. At the end of the eighteenth century, the French Napoleonic army invaded Portugal, and in 1811 Portugal drove out the French army with the help of the British. A constitutional monarchy was established from 1820 to 1910. The Republic was established in October 1910. In May 1926, a military government was established and the "New Deal" began. Salazar became Prime Minister in 1932 and imposed a fascist dictatorship. On April 25, 1974, the "Armed Forces Movement" of a group of mid- and lower-ranking officers overthrew the far-right regime and began the process of democratization, while abandoning the Portuguese colonies in Africa, and Portugal officially became a Western democracy. It joined the European Community on 1 January 1986 and became one of the first countries to join the Eurozone in 1999.
Flag of Portugal:
The Portuguese flag is a double straight stripe, two-fifths green near the flagpole, three-fifths red at the tail, and a small coat of arms (armillary sphere and Portuguese shield) at the intersection of the two stripes. The design was officially adopted as the national flag of the Republic in 1911 after the founding of the Portuguese Republic, and the national flag was colored green and red, and the government propaganda pointed out that green represented national hope, red represented the blood of those who died for national hope, giving the flag color more patriotic feelings, and de-emphasizing the political meaning it originally represented.
Scenery of Portugal:
Cape Roca is a narrow cliff about 140 meters above sea level adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean in Portugal, the westernmost point of Portugal and the westernmost point of the entire Eurasian continent.
A lighthouse and a cross facing the ocean were built on the cliffs of Cabo da Roca. The stele is written in Portuguese with the famous phrase: "Onde a terra acaba e o mar começa" (Onde a terra acaba e o mar começa).
Portugal was the first global colonial empire in history and the earliest and longest-reigning colonial empire established by Europeans. At its peak, Portugal had 10.4 million square kilometers of mainland and colonies, and had a large number of colonies in Africa, Asia and the Americas, including 53 countries and territories. From the invasion of North Africa in 1415 to the transfer of sovereignty of Macau in 1999, colonial activities lasted nearly 600 years.
Today, Portugal still has a strong influence on the world, although Portugal has only more than 10 million people, but the number of people who speak Portuguese as their mother tongue has reached 240 million, making it the sixth most spoken language in the world.
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