THE TAKE
Ronaldo has scored his last World Cup goal and this will be his last World Cup game. He could score on a penalty kick but not in the flow of the game. Spain will beat Portugal.
BOLDNESS
58/100
GRADE
78/100
PLAYERS / TEAMS
Cristiano RonaldoPortugalSpain
GRADING CRITERIA
TRUE IF
(1) Ronaldo does not score from open play in Portugal's next World Cup game, (2) Spain beats Portugal in that match.
FALSE IF
Ronaldo scores from open play OR Portugal wins/draws.
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OUTCOME
CONFIRMED TRUESpain beat Portugal 1-0 via a Mikel Merino 91st-minute goal, exactly as Broussard predicted. Ronaldo did not score at all — neither from open play nor from a penalty — and this was confirmed as his last World Cup game, as he had stated before the match. Every core element of the prediction came true.