India, June 19 -- Paul Scholes believes Portugal have a Cristiano Ronaldo problem after the striker's poor display in his team's FIFA World Cup opener on Thursday. Portugal toiled in a frustrating 1-1 draw against DR Congo. Even though Joao Neves scored early, they never looked to be in cruise control. The attack looked sluggish and disconnected, and the Selecao eventually surrendered a well-deserved DR Congo equaliser just before halftime.

At the centre of the dysfunction was a 41-year-old Ronaldo, who laboured through a full 90 minutes. He managed just 25 touches and three shots, all of which were off-target, with a cumulative post-shot value xG of -0.77. He has now gone 10 consecutive major tournament games (FIFA World Cup and Euros, ...