Cristiano Ronaldo did not get a touch on the ball for Portugal's opener in the 2-0 win over Uruguay, according to 'highly accurate' data taken from a sensor inside the match ball.
Debate has swirled over whether Ronaldo, who claimed the goal for himself and even texted Piers Morgan to confirm it, managed to apply the faintest of touches to Bruno Fernandes' cross.
FIFA awarded the goal to Fernandes, but the talismanic striker is convinced he should have been given it. Now, Adidas have provided clear evidence that the striker's former Man United team-mate was rightly credited.
An Adidas statement read: 'In the match between Portugal and Uruguay, using the Connected Ball Technology housed in adidas’s Al Rihla Official Match Ball, we are able to definitively show no contact on the ball from Cristiano Ronaldo for the opening goal in the game.
'No external force on the ball could be measured as shown by the lack of ‘heartbeat’ in our measurements and in the attached graphic.
'The 500Hz IMU sensor inside the ball allows us to be highly accurate in our analysis.'
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