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'Worst penalty ever taken!' - Cristiano Ronaldo accused of passing to Kasper Schmeichel after shocking spot-kick miss as Portugal captain spurns golden chance to level Nations League tie vs Denmark

<p>The Portugal captain won his side an early penalty in the second leg of their Nations League quarter-final against Denmark on Sunday, only for his stuttering effort to be comfortably saved by Celtic stopper Schmeichel. Fans on social media then tore into the 40-year-old for spurning a glorious chance to make the tie 1-1 on aggregate after their <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/portugal-player-ratings-denmark-cristiano-ronaldo-diogo-costa/bltf705ceec14d4ab15" target="_blank">1-0 first leg loss</a>.</p><picture><source srcset="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt5388de9fe00ef034/Screenshot%202025-03-23%20202200.png?format=webp" type="image/webp"><source srcset="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt5388de9fe00ef034/Screenshot%202025-03-23%20202200.png?format=jpg" type="image/jpeg"><img src="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt5388de9fe00ef034/Screenshot%202025-03-23%20202200.png?format=jpg" alt="Ronaldo-Portugal-miss" data-source="" data-copyright="Viaplay" data-portal-copyright="Viaplay" perform:prop="uuid:blt5388de9fe00ef034;width:544;height:195"></picture>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p><a href="https://x.com/Elmi218/status/1903897973223796898" target="_blank">@Elmi218</a> tweeted: "That is the worst penalty ever taken."</p><p><a href="https://x.com/kokkikumar98/status/1903898081671917584" target="_self">@kokkikumar98</a> wrote on X: "LOL, That's the worst penalty Ronaldo has ever taken. Literally just passed the ball to the keeper."</p><p><a href="https://x.com/blackyy_gee/status/1903898223376519224" target="_blank">@blackyy_gee</a> commented: "😂😂😂😂 can't even score pens now swear this mf was overrated asf."</p><p><a href="https://x.com/Abinwaz/status/1903898092853961046" target="_blank">@Abinwaz</a> put: "He dived, JUSTICE," and <a href="https://x.com/saint_tropez8/status/1903898251117613175" target="_blank">@saint_tropez8</a> added: "Leave the football before the football leaves u."</p>

WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING

<p>Questions will continue to be asked if Ronaldo is the right man to lead Portugal's attack in the big games such as these. The Al-Nassr forward has shown he can score against teams lower down the rankings but some will argue the former Real Madrid man is more of a hindrance than a net positive for Portugal as he continues to edge towards the final stages of his illustrious career. Time will tell on that front.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>It remains to be seen how much longer Ronaldo will remain a fixture in Roberto Martinez's starting XI, but in the build-up to the second leg, Ronaldo insisted he will always put Portugal's collective ambitions ahead of any individual ones. "If I don't score and someone else scores, it's all the same to me," he said. "If Portugal has to win and I don't play, I'll sign my name right now, tell the coach and I won't play. I'll defend these colours until the death."</p>

WHAT NEXT?

'Worst penalty ever taken!' - Cristiano Ronaldo accused of passing to Kasper Schmeichel after shocking spot-kick miss as Portugal captain spurns golden chance to level Nations League tie vs Denmark | Goal.com

Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo has been accused of taking the &quot;worst penalty ever&quot; after Kasper Schmeichel saved his poor spot-kick against Denmark.

&apos;Worst penalty ever taken!&apos; - Cristiano Ronaldo accused of passing to Kasper Schmeichel after shocking spot-kick miss as Portugal captain spurns golden chance to level Nations League tie vs Denmark