While that dismissive comment came back to haunt Dunphy as Ronaldo went on to become an iconic giant of the sport, the 40-year-old was powerless to stop Ireland recording a famous 2-0 win to keep their World Cup qualifying hopes alive heading into what is now a crunch clash against Hungary in Budapest on Sunday.

Ronaldo will miss his nation’s final qualifier against Armenia due to suspension after he was shown a red card for an elbow on Dara O’Shea after 61 minutes, with Dunphy suggesting his poor attitude was in evidence before he took to the field to face a rejuvenated Ireland.

“He definitely didn’t play very well and he didn’t behave himself like a great player should,” Dunphy told the Indo Sport podcast.

“He’s 40 years of age now and that was a very immature performance. It didn’t h

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