Cristiano Ronaldo is sent off for the first time in international football as Portugal miss the chance to secure World Cup qualification with a surprise 2-0 defeat by the Republic of Ireland at Aviva Stadium.

Portugal defeated Armenia in their 2026 World Cup Qualifiers finale without Cristiano Ronaldo, but with Joao Neves and Bruno Fernandes each scoring hat-tricks to secure a dominant 9-1 victory. Check out here the highlights and goals.

Welcome to Sportstar's highlights of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier between Ireland and Portugal, which was played in Dublin, Ireland.

Portugal fell 2-0 to Ireland and missed the chance to secure their spot in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. They were stunned by two first-half goals from Troy Parrott and could not recover from the blow. On top of that, Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off following a VAR review.

ESPN takes a look at all the ramifications of Ronaldo's brain-fade in Dublin and just how costly it could prove to be.

Cristiano Ronaldo says he expects his record sixth World Cup next year at age 41 will be his last. Ronaldo has told CNN anchor Becky Anderson: “Definitely, yes, because I will be 41 years old.”