Cristiano Ronaldo was honored by FIFA in the Top of the special achievement statistics before the quarter-finals of the World Cup 2022 with Portugal.
The World Cup 2022 has reached the quarter-finals with the worthy participation of the 8 strongest teams competing for the championship. Argentina, France, Brazil, Portugal, England, Croatia, the Netherlands and Morocco promise to bring extremely dramatic and attractive matches.
Before the quarter-finals of the World Cup 2022, FIFA announced the Top statistics of individual achievements especially after the past matches. Notably, although the performance was not really outstanding, superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was still honored.
Accordingly, Ronaldo is honored to participate in the list of goals scored with the fastest ball speed at the 2022 World Cup that FIFA has just announced.
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| Ronaldo is on the list of the fastest goals in the 2022 World Cup |
Ronaldo's penalty kick hit Ghana in the opening match of Portugal's national team ranked 4th with a speed of 117.39 km/h. This is also a goal from the closest distance (10.39m) showing that Ronaldo has launched a very strong and decisive shot.
Up to now, Ronaldo has only had 1 goal after 4 appearances in the 2022 World Cup, which is the goal on the 11m mark in the victory over Ghana.
Topping the list of fastest goals is Luis Chavez's melancholy free kick in Mexico's 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia. This cannon shot has a speed of up to 121.69 km / h and at the longest distance (29.19m). Second place is Ritsu Doan's finish in the shock victory over Spain 2-1.
Al Rihla, Adidas' official match ball at the 2022 World Cup, has been equipped with cutting-edge technology. It not only provides maximum support to the referees but also helps to most accurately measure the speed of the ball.
According to FIFA, there is a unit of measurement of inertia placed inside the center of the ball. It sends ball data to the video operator room at a rate of 500 times per second. Thanks to this, the ball speed will be measured almost absolute.
As for Ronaldo, the former MU star was suddenly removed from the starting lineup of Portugal in the match against Switzerland in the 1/8 round. Ronaldo's replacement is young striker Goncalo Ramos immediately impressing with an unprecedented hat-trick at the 2022 World Cup.
