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Ronaldo comes close to tears as Portugal forced to play World Cup play-offs

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 side fail to guarantee automatic qualification to the 

 pulled off a stunning 2-1 win over Portugal to qualify for next year’s tournament by winning their group.

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Ronaldo was spotted nearly close to tears as he sat down in the group after full-time looking absolutely gutted.

 were on the bench in the loss, with the midfielder only being brought on in the second half.

Portugal will now have to play the World Cup playoffs in March and win 3 games to attain qualification into next year’s competition. 

Young girl who invaded pitch to get Ronaldo's jersey won't be fined £2,500

During the Republic of Ireland's 0-0 draw with Portugal, 

 forward obliged but certain reports claimed that Addison Whelan, 11, would have to a pay fine worth £2,500! 

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has, however, disputed the claims. A statement read: "We want to reassure Addison that of course she will not face any fine for running onto the pitch and asking for Ronaldo’s jersey.

"On a serious note, we would remind fans at all games that fines are liable to be levied by UEFA in certain instances for entering the field of play, particularly when the game is ongoing, and we urge all fans to respect this very sensible rule." 

The young girl expressed her delight in an interview quoted by the MEN: "I sprinted onto the pitch but there were security guards running behind me and another two coming from the other corner. I was just sprinting and screaming Ronaldo’s name.

"He turned around and he saw me. He was telling [the stewards] to leave me, so he came over to me and I was in shock. I was crying.

"I was like, ‘can I have your jersey, please? I’m a huge fan’, and he was saying ‘are you okay?’ and everything.

"I was thinking: oh my God, this is it, this is my dream and it’s finally coming true."

Villarreal's Danjuma reveals Cristiano Ronaldo's classy gesture after UCL clash

 snatched a last-minute winner for the Red Devils back in September.

And the 24-year-old has revealed the details of a conversation he had with Cristiano Ronaldo after the game.

"I did take his man of the match trophy from him, though," Danjuma told Voetbal International, as quoted by MEN.

"When I’m on a football field, I’m equal to everyone. But Ronaldo is, of course, a phenomenon.

"Afterwards, we swapped shirts. He said: ‘You played a good game, congratulations.’ He’s actually a very sweet boy.

"You know what was really nice? He insisted I give him my shirt. Cristiano Ronaldo now has a shirt at home with Danjuma on the back."

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Ronaldo comes close to tears as Portugal forced to play World Cup play-offs

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