After missing a penalty against Denmark, Cristiano Ronaldo has surpassed Lionel Messi in the unwanted record standings.

Cristiano Ronaldo has surpassed Lionel Messi in the unwanted record category after missing a penalty against Denmark. Ronaldo has established a new benchmark by failing to capitalise on his opportunities from the penalty spot.

 

 

 

 

Portugal secured their spot in the UEFA Nations League final four following an electrifying qualifying match against Denmark. However, Cristiano Ronaldo, the game’s most prominent player, failed to convert a penalty kick.

 

 

 

 

Ronaldo achieved a negative milestone by surpassing Lionel Messi, as Denmark’s Kasper Schmeichel saved his penalty. Portugal was required to secure a victory following their 1-0 loss in the first leg. In the return match, they nearly capitalised on their early lead. Ronaldo was awarded a penalty by the referee after Patrick Dorgu of Denmark impeded him inside the area in the third minute,

 

 

 

 

 

following a VAR review. The save was made by Schmeichel when Ronaldo attempted to execute the penalty kick. Nevertheless, Ronaldo rectified the situation by scoring and guaranteeing Portugal’s position in the semifinals later in the match. However, the forward’s failed penalty was an unwelcome accomplishment.

 

 

 

 

Ronaldo has now missed 32 penalties, the most in football history, as a result of his failed penalty. Lionel Messi, who had previously shared the record with the Portuguese with 31 errors, was surpassed by his long-term rival. Ronaldo has the highest number of penalties of any athlete, with a miss percentage of approximately 15.6%, having scored 173 spot-kicks out of 205 tries.

 

 

 

 

 

Messi, on the other hand, has scored 109 goals from 140 penalties and has a failure percentage of approximately 22.1%. His most recent absence occurred in 2022. The two football superstars are significantly clear of all other individuals on the list. Antonio Di Natale has 15 squandered penalties from 58 efforts, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has 16 botched penalties from 92 tries, and Italian icon Francesco Totti has 20 missed penalties

 

 

 

 

from 106 attempts, making him the third most common missed-penalty taker. Despite being the preferred penalty taker at both the club and national levels for the entirety of his tenure, Ronaldo’s conversion rate with Portugal is lower than his club output.