These 3 stats show how truly awful Cristiano Ronaldo was during Portugal's convincing 2-1 loss to Uruguay

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Cristiano Ronaldo.

• Cristiano Ronaldo has been sent packing from the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
• The Portugal national team striker produced a truly awful display in his side's 2-1 loss to Uruguay on Saturday - statistically his worst performance at the tournament in Russia.
• Portugal has now been eliminated from the 2018 World Cup for good.
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The Portugal national soccer team was forced to pack its bags and leave the 2018 FIFA World Cup for good after Uruguay outmaneuvered it in a stunning 2-1 victory on Saturday.

The result was all the more surprising as it meant the tournament would no longer be able to watch Cristiano Ronaldo strut his stuff.

The Portugal striker was knocked out of the World Cup just hours after a similar fate was forced upon his long-running soccer rival Lionel Messi, who played a key role Argentina's thrilling 4-3 defeat to an in-form France.

While Messi provided two assists in his side's valiant, albeit unsuccessful attempt to topple France, Ronaldo was responsible for a truly awful display this weekend.

In fact, three statistics show just how bad Ronaldo was during his side's loss to Uruguay.

According to statistical data from soccer website Squawka, out of all of Portugal's outfield players (everybody on the pitch minus the goalkeeper), Ronaldo recorded:

1. The fewest touches on the football - 49 (the fewer touches you have, the less likely it is that you can have a positive impact on the match).
2. The fewest attempted passes - 25 (the more passes you attempt, the likelier it is that you can provide a game-changing moment).
3. The fewest completed passes - 21 (this shows just how effectively the Uruguay defence was able to crowd Ronaldo out from the game).

Ronaldo posted a score of 6.66 out of 10 for his performance against Uruguay, according to data website Whoscored.com - and this is the lowest score he received in the four matches he played at the 2018 World Cup.

The 33-year-old began the tournament in thrilling fashion, contributing an extraordinary three goals in Portugal's 3-3 draw against Spain on June 15, and five days later scored the only goal in Portugal's 1-0 win over Morocco.

With four goals scored after just two World Cup matches, Ronaldo was one of only a few soccer players seen as capable of winning the 2018 Golden Boot - the prize given to the top goalscorer.

But then things changed dramatically.

Ronaldo performed poorly in Portugal's final World Cup group game against Iran on Monday. The team surrendered a 1-0 lead and drew 1-1 in a match where Ronaldo missed a penalty kick and narrowly escaped a red card.

But unfortunately for Ronaldo, things carried on getting worse as his last 2018 World Cup game - Saturday's loss to Uruguay - was the worst of the lot.