Image: Pixabay The Portuguese team will be present in Group H of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, alongside Uruguay, Ghana and South Korea. Initially, according to the odds on the main football betting sites, the team is not on the favorites list. to win the world title of your dreams.However, coach Fernando Santos has some skilled and exceptional players on his team, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the most talented athletes of his generation. The guy also has everything he needs to beat a record that currently belongs to Pelé.
Cristiano Ronaldo surpasses King Pelé? Pelé achieved the feat of scoring in each edition of the World Cup in which he was on the field. This happened in 1958, 1962, 1960 and 1970, for a total of 12 goals. The goals were recorded as follows:
1958 – six goals 1962 – one goal 1966 – one goal 1970 – four goals On the other hand, Cristiano Ronaldo, 37 years old, will play in his fifth World Cup. Everything indicates that this will be the last time that the Portuguese player will wear the Portuguese shirt in duels valid for a World Cup. What will it be? He has already reached Pelé's mark and is just one goal away from being surpassed by Manchester United's English striker. Their numbers are:
2006 – one goal 2010 – one goal 2014 – one goal 2018 – four goals At this moment, at the start of the 2022/2023 season, the Portuguese have not had it easy. In most matches, he starts on the bench and enters the field during the match.
Image by Günther Simmermacher via Pixabay In seven matches, at the time of writing, Cristiano had not scored once. But yes, you can bet indicating that he will surpass Pelé's record.
It's worth mentioning that the guy tends to grow in big games and has a team that tries to do its part most of the time. Having debuted for Portugal in 2003, CR7 has 117 goals. He is the player who scored the most goals for the Portuguese national team in history.
How to place sports bets on the 2022 World Cup? The World Cup is always a great opportunity for you to make your football betting predictions. There is no shortage of options and possibilities! You can place long-term bets, also called straight bets or straight bets.
In this option you indicate which country will be the World Cup champion, who will qualify first in the group stage, which teams will advance to the knockout duels, in which phase a certain team will be eliminated, artillery, etc.
If you prefer and don't want to wait too long to get your return, you can resort to live betting or pre-live betting. Some of the most popular betting markets among players are: moneyline, handicap, so much to score, draw no bet, double chance and total goals.
It is important to remember that to make your predictions you need to be registered with a bookmaker. There is no shortage of good operator options here in Brazil.