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#1 Cristiano Ronaldo's brilliance
The great man started the World Cup with a bang as he netted a treble and guided his nation to a morale-boosting draw against Spain. Ronaldo was absolutely unstoppable from the minute go and got on the scoresheet after just 3 minutes.
He drew Nacho into committing the foul and then emphatically smashed home the penalty. He doubled his tally on the night with a big help from De Gea. But there was no luck required for his third goal as the Real Madrid talisman scored a sumptuous freekick, giving absolutely no chance to the goalkeeper.
Ronaldo netted his 51st career hattrick which also turned out to be the 51st hattrick in the history of the World Cup. The forward is carrying the hopes of a nation on his shoulder and looking at his antics against Spain, Cristiano Ronaldo is well up for the task to defy expectations and raise the bar of greatness higher than ever before.
