Portugal have had a disappointing start to the FIFA World Cup 2026. Cristiano Ronaldo could not show any magic on Wednesday (June 17), due to which his team Portugal had to play a 1-1 draw with Congo. Ronaldo is being blamed for Portugal’s poor performance. He is being severely criticized on social media. In the first week of the tournament, superstars like Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Holland and Harry Kane made headlines with their explosive performances, while Ronaldo looked lackluster. Meanwhile, some unknown players have also attracted the attention of football fans.
Cape Verde goalkeeper Vojinha is also included in these players. This 40 year old player is getting a lot of applause for his brilliant performance in the first match against Spain. He did not allow a powerful team like Spain to score a single goal, due to which he is talked about everywhere. The number of Vojinha’s followers on Instagram has crossed 13 million.
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Curacao’s Livano Comnencia has also become a topic of discussion. He scored the first goal for the smallest country to qualify for the World Cup. Curacao fans may not remember their team’s crushing 7-1 defeat at the hands of Germany, but they will always remember Comanecian’s goal. Qatar’s Boulem Khoukhi has also impressed with his performance. This 35-year-old center back may not get credit for the goal, but it was thanks to him that Qatar drew the match against Switzerland. Khoukhi jumped to take control of the ball along with Swiss midfielder Miro Muhem. In this way he forced Muhammed to score an own goal.
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Jovo Lukić had never scored a goal for his country before the opening match against Canada. Due to injuries of some players, he got a chance to play in this match and he was successful in scoring a goal.
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New Zealand’s Elijah Just performed brilliantly in the first match. In the 2-2 draw against Iran, he scored two goals and made the match memorable for New Zealand. Egypt’s Imam Ashoor also scored his first goal at the international level in a World Cup match. With his brilliant goal, Egypt held European giant Belgium to a 1-1 draw.
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