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Clearly, whoever designed this infographic does not know the difference between the Euros and Copa América tournaments! One cannot simply look at the ratings for individual games and a handful of goals scored during the group stages of the tournaments in question.1. Scoring DifficultiesGapThe Copa América Centenario tournament was very high-scoring, and Argentina defeated Panama (#56) and Venezuela (#77) in style. In contrast, Euro 2016 was arguably one of the most defensive and low-scoring international tournaments of all time due to the introduction of the 24-team format, where the third-place teams would have a chance to advance, thus forcing the smaller nations to play defensively.2. Underestimating Ronaldo's ContributionThe infographic conveniently shows only 5 G/A for Ronaldo. In reality, his official UEFA contribution consisted of 3 goals and 3 assists (total of 6 G/A). Moreover, Ronaldo did not "stat-pad" only weak teams. Here are some of his accomplishments that helped his historically weak squad to advance further through the rounds:The Hungary Rescue: 2 goals and 1 assist in a 3-3 draw, which saved Portugal from group-stage elimination.The Knockouts: During the Round of 16 game against a heavy favorite Croatia, Ronaldo provided the key assist, which lead to the winner by Quaresma in extra-time. Then, in the Semi-Final, he scored a spectacular header and set up an assist for Nani, resulting in a comfortable 2-0 win against Wales.3. Winning on the Bench?It is not right to say that Ronaldo "won the tournament while sitting on the bench," since he literally played 625 minutes of the Portugal tournament schedule (captaining the team throughout the entire event). Even though he left the game in the 25th minute with an injury caused by Payet in the final match, his leadership from the technical area, along with that of Fernando Santos, was highly praised for its positive effect on morale of the team to defeat France on their soil.4. Final VerdictIn the end, individual match ratings from some third-party app do not win the tournament. Although Messi performed admirably well, he unfortunately missed his penalty kick in the final penalty shootout and, as a resu
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