Will Wenger revert to 'I didn't see it'?! Former Arsenal boss Arsene will have a say in whether Ronaldo is awarded Portugal's first goal against Uruguay, as part of his role at FIFA
- Portugal overcame Uruguay 2-0 in Group H to qualify for the World Cup last-16
- Cristiano Ronaldo had wildly celebrated and claimed their first goal on the night
- However, FIFA gave the goal to Bruno Fernandes after his cross didn't deviate
- Arsene Wenger will play a role in deciding who's goal it is over the coming days
- FIFA’s technical study group, which he leads, will review the footage of the goal
- EXCLUSIVE: Data taken from the match ball reveals Ronaldo didn't get a touch
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Arsene Wenger is set to play a role in deciding whether Cristiano Ronaldo is credited with Portugal’s first goal in their 2-0 win over Uruguay last night.
Ronaldo appeared to glance home Bruno Fernandes’s cross in the second half of Monday night’s clash to give Portugal the lead.
But replays have cast doubt over whether the former Manchester United forward got a touch on Fernandes’s ball into the box into the 64th minute.
And on Tuesday, Sportsmail exclusively revealed that Ronaldo did not get a touch on the ball for Portugal's opener, according to 'highly accurate' data taken from a sensor inside the match ball courtesy of Adidas.
![Arsene Wenger is set to play a role in deciding whether Cristiano Ronaldo is credited with Portugal’s first goal in their 2-0 World Cup win over Uruguay in Group H on Monday night](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/11/29/10/65041693-0-image-a-1_1669717286361.jpg)
Arsene Wenger is set to play a role in deciding whether Cristiano Ronaldo is credited with Portugal’s first goal in their 2-0 World Cup win over Uruguay in Group H on Monday night
![Ronaldo leapt to get his head to Bruno Fernandes's cross and the ball found its way into the net](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/11/28/20/65022115-0-image-a-27_1669667455530.jpg)
Ronaldo leapt to get his head to Bruno Fernandes's cross and the ball found its way into the net
![The former Manchester United forward celebrated wildly and claimed the goal but it is uncertain if he got a touch on the cross from Fernandes](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/11/29/10/65041975-11480929-image-a-2_1669717990243.jpg)
The former Manchester United forward celebrated wildly and claimed the goal but it is uncertain if he got a touch on the cross from Fernandes
An Adidas statement read: 'In the match between Portugal and Uruguay, using the Connected Ball Technology housed in adidas’s Al Rihla Official Match Ball, we are able to definitively show no contact on the ball from Cristiano Ronaldo for the opening goal in the game.
'No external force on the ball could be measured as shown by the lack of ‘heartbeat’ in our measurements and in the attached graphic.
'The 500Hz IMU sensor inside the ball allows us to be highly accurate in our analysis.'
![adidas used technology in the ball to tell whether Bruno Fernandes scored against Uruguay](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/11/29/11/65042811-0-image-a-40_1669720234007.jpg)
Adidas used technology in the ball to tell whether Cristiano Ronaldo scored against Uruguay
![There was no touch from the forward, who claimed the goal but was not given it by FIFA](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/11/29/11/65042815-0-image-a-41_1669720238141.jpg)
There was no touch from the forward, who claimed the goal but was not given it by FIFA
![The ball found the far corner of the net and gave Portugal the lead on Monday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/11/29/11/65042809-0-image-a-42_1669720240210.jpg)
The ball found the far corner of the net and gave Portugal the lead in their 2-0 win on Monday
The cross from Fernandes didn't appear to deviate from its original path as Ronaldo leaped highest inside the Uruguay box to try and head the ball.
Ronaldo wheeled off in celebration, roaring to the crowd while throwing up a double fist-pump.
The goal would have made the former Manchester United forward Portugal's joint-ever leading World Cup goalscorer alongside national team legend Eusebio.
United midfielder Fernandes was awarded the goal amid the uncertainty over whether his ex-Old Trafford colleague got a feint touch on the ball.
And the playmaker admitted after the game that he did think it was Ronaldo's goal.
He said: 'The feeling I had at the time was that Cristiano touched the ball. I was passing the ball to him.
![The cross from Fernandes didn't appear to deviate from its original path towards the goal](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/11/29/02/65032231-11478811-image-a-22_1669688066482.jpg)
The cross from Fernandes didn't appear to deviate from its original path towards the goal
![The ball ended up in the back of the net and Ronaldo was insistent the goal belonged to him](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/11/29/10/65022095-11480929-The_ball_ends_up_in_the_back_of_the_net_as_Ronaldo_right_watches-a-3_1669718003930.jpg)
The ball ended up in the back of the net and Ronaldo was insistent the goal belonged to him
'But the important thing was that we won tonight against a very tough opponent.
'The importance of us being first in the group includes us winning the next game, which would allow us to come out of the group undefeated. That is what we want.
'We have a very organised team ahead of us on Friday, and our objective is to take it match by match.'
FIFA’s technical study group - which is led by Arsenal legend Wenger - are due to review the footage of the goal over the next 24 hours.
The group will study multiple images and camera angles of the goal before announcing their decision in the coming days.
Having scored in Portugal’s win over Ghana, Ronaldo could yet be awarded the goal which would see him double his tally for the tournament.
![The pair were in good spirits after full-time despite uncertainty over who scored the first goal](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/11/28/21/65024005-11478811-image-a-51_1669671413273.jpg)
The pair were in good spirits after full-time despite uncertainty over who scored the first goal
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