India, June 18 -- Cristiano Ronaldo goes on playing the World Cup after World Cup, but unlike Lionel Messi, nothing changes for him and Portugal. It's just disappointment. His first World Cup was way back in 2006 in Germany. That time, Portugal reached the semis, and a young Ronaldo raised expectations. And how he has flattered to deceive all these years!

Make no mistake, he has been a fantastic player at the club level. Even at the international level, he has been good. But the problem is that the kind of persona he has created for himself and his fans is not in line with Portugal's results, especially in the last few years. At 41 years, he is the second-oldest player in the tournament. But his biological age is 28.9 years old because o...