Another post-match reaction that got attention came from Piers Morgan, who used Ronaldo’s brace to push back on criticism of the Portugal captain. Morgan said the performance once again proved people wrong about Ronaldo and also revealed he’d won a bet on Ronaldo scoring at the tournament.
That reaction spread because it fit the wider post-match narrative: Ronaldo had gone from being questioned after the DR Congo game to being the center of praise, debate, and viral moments less than 24 hours later.
