Luxembourg’s FIFA ranking is 92 and Portugal’s ranking is 9. The vast gulf of quality between the sides was evident by the 6-0 hammering that they took in the Euro qualifiers. Ronaldo looked pleasantly surprised when he scored the first goal almost as if he did not really expect the ball to go in. He went on to score another. And then he went and spoiled it all by collecting a well deserved yellow card for diving.

The dive ..