Ronaldo recited “Bismillah-ur-Rahman-ur-Rahim” before the penalty, then scored a winning goal!

TORONTO: Portugal reached the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup, but the video of Ronaldo reciting Bismillah in the match became the center of attention.

Today, all eyes were on Portugal’s match in the Round of 32 of the FIFA World Cup 2026, and Ronaldo made the fans’ wish come true by leading his team to the pre-quarter-finals with victory.

However, now the center of attention is the video of star footballer and Portuguese captain Cristiano Ronaldo, in which he was seen reciting “Bismillah” under his breath before the penalty kick and then scored a brilliant goal to lay the foundation for his team’s victory.

This inspiring video is rapidly going viral on social media and users are sharing it on various social media platforms.

Although the video does not show him reciting these words, his fans, especially Muslim fans and users, are saying from the movement of his lips that Cristiano Ronaldo has recited Bismillah.

His goal was not only the team’s opening goal, but it also laid the foundation for the team’s victory, as it was thanks to this goal that Portugal tied the match with Croatia 1-1 and returned to the game.

Along with this, it was Ronaldo’s first goal in the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup and his third goal in the tournament, which brought Portugal back into the match. After which Portugal defeated Croatia 2-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals.

It should be noted that since the 2022 edition of the FIFA World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo has been associated with the Saudi Arabian football club Al-Nasr and has been living there for four years.

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During this time, several such videos of him have come to light, in which he is seen immersed in Saudi culture and respecting and paying homage to Islamic culture and rituals. He has also previously uttered sacred phrases like Insha Allah, Masha Allah, and Bismillah.