Fernandes scored twice against Uruguay

After Portugal's midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo was given credit for both goals in their 2-0 victory over Uruguay on Monday, Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes admitted that he thought Ronaldo had scored for Portugal. The match was played in Portugal.

After only two games in the group stage, Portugal, along with France and Brazil, advanced to the round of 16 of the World Cup thanks to Fernandes's contribution. As a result, Portugal joined France and Brazil as the only three nations to advance.

Ronaldo leaped into the air and appeared to flick the header into the bottom corner after Fernandes sent in a cross that was shaped like a curl. This was the first goal scored by Portugal. Replays demonstrated that the 37-year-old did not make any contact with the ball, despite the fact that he wheeled away in ecstasy and claimed the goal as his own.

This was later confirmed in the stadium, and Ronaldo appeared confused when the PA system announced that Fernandes had been given credit for the goal rather than him. The United midfielder revealed after the game that even he thought his former teammate had scored. The two players played together previously.

'I celebrated as if it had been Cristiano's goal,' he said. It looked to me as though he had made contact with the ball. My objective was to send the ball in his direction. We are ecstatic about the win regardless of who had the goals scored. The most essential point is that we were successful in achieving our objective, which was to advance to the subsequent round.

Ruben Dias, a defender for Manchester City who also played for Portugal, was pleased with how well his country played.

He stated that "We know that even though we have all the individuals in the world, if we do not work together we will not go anywhere." This is a significant illustration that we presented earlier tonight. We are overjoyed that we have been given the opportunity to compete in the subsequent round. We need to make the most of this moment.