As Cristiano Ronaldo and the rest of the Portugal squad prepared to take on Iran in tonight’s final group stage fixture of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, hundreds of excited Iranian fans spent several hours last night, surrounding the Portuguese national team’s hotel. The throngs of noisy fans were allegedly there in a bid to ruin the Portuguese team’s sleep ahead of tonight’s do-or-die fixture that will either see Portugal qualify for the Round of 16, or go back to Portugal in dismay.
Portuguese talisman Cristiano Ronaldo was filmed by TV RTP late at night by the window, resorting to gestures in a bid to ask the Iranian fans to be silent and allow them to sleep.
Here is a clip of Ronaldo gesturing from his window: