An Indonesian boy named Ulul Albab El Ibrahim became a mate Cristiano Ronaldo in the Portugal vs Ghana match in Group H World Cup 2022Thursday (11/24).
The 9-year-old became a substitute in the Portugal-Ghana match. Luck was on his side when he was chosen to accompany Ronaldo before kick-off.
Ronaldo even uploaded a photo of him walking to the pitch holding Ibrahim in his arms. The photo uploaded to Ronaldo’s Instagram has also gone viral on social media.
Ibrahim’s mother, Avida Suswanti, via Instagram, captured the moment her son was held by Ronaldo by uploading a photo. She expressed pride in her son.
“Masha Allah, my son is on Cristiano’s Instagram. Thank you so much CR7 for taking my son with you to the World Cup pitch,” Avida wrote on Instagram.
In that match, Portugal emerged victorious with a score of 3-2. Ronaldo became one of the goalscorers by taking a penalty.
Ronaldo became the first player to score in five different World Cups. The goal against Ghana also made him the second oldest player (37) to score at a World Cup after Roger Milla for Cameroon (42).
Ghana had time to recover thanks to goals from Andre Ayew and Osman Bukari. But Portugal managed to secure victory thanks to additional goals from Jao Felix and Rafael Leao.
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