Portugal secured his place in UEFA Nations League Last four after an exciting qualification match against DenmarkBut the game also saw star Cristiano Ronaldo Miss a penalty. Miss, saved by Denmark’s Kasper Schmeichel, led to Ronaldo surpassing Lionel Messi in a negative milestone.
Portugal was forced to secure a positive result after a 1-0 defeat in the first stage and came close to taking the lead early in the second stage. In the 3rd minute, Denmark’s Patrick Dorgu Fouled Ronaldo inside the boxAnd after a review, the judge was awarded a penalty.
Ronaldo got up to take the spot park, but Schmeichel guessed correctly and made the rescue. Despite this, Ronaldo solved himself later in the game and helped Portugal to secure his place in the semi -finals. However, the missed penalty marked an undesirable performance for forward.
With his penalty loss, Ronaldo now has the record for most penalties missing in football history, by 32. He surpasses Lionel Messithat had previously had the record together with the Portuguese with 31 Misses.
Ronaldo has received the most penalties by any player and converted 173 out of 205 attemptsGives him a malfense of about 15.6%. Messi, on the other hand, has scored 109 goals from 140 penalties, with a miss -interest rate of about 22.1%. His latest miss came in 2022.
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The two football legends are well ahead of others on the list. The third player with the most missed penalties is Italian legend Francesco Tottiwith 20 misses from 106 attempts, followed by Zlatan Ibrahimovic with 16 misses from 92 attempts, and Antonio di Natale with 15 misses from 58 attempts.
Ronaldos lower conversion frequency with Portugal
While Ronaldo has been a penalty in his entire career at both club and national levels, his conversion with Portugal is lower compared to his club performances. At the club level, Ronaldo has taken 175 penalties and converts 152 for a conversion rate of 86.9%. However, With Portugal, his interest rate drops to 70%, after scoring 21 goals from 30 attempts.
However Messi’s conversion frequency is higher for Argentina than for his club. For Argentina he has received 24 out of 29 penalties, resulting in a 82.8% conversion rating, while for his club he is the frequency of transformation 76.6% with 85 goals from 111 attempts.
