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Did Cristiano Ronaldo cry? The hotly debated answer cost millions of dollars
By CNN Newsource at KVIA ABC-7
· July 11, 2026
· 6 min read
By Jon Sarlin, CNN
(CNN) — This World Cup, a bunch of people decided to gamble millions on whether soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo would cry during a match.
The bet, which happened on Polymarket, isn’t weird for the wild world of prediction markets. Like whether aliens will be announced by...
Key takeaway There were tears of despair, like from Portugal’s heartbreaking 2022 World Cup loss, in which he kneeled on the grass while weeping.
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Category: local ·
Published: July 11, 2026 ·
Source: KVIA ABC-7 ·
Reading time: 6 min
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What is this story about? By Jon Sarlin, CNN
(CNN) — This World Cup, a bunch of people decided to gamble millions on whether soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo would cry during a match.
The bet, which happened on Polymarket, isn’t weird for the wild world of prediction markets. Like whether aliens will be announced by...
When was this published? This article was first published on July 11, 2026 by KVIA ABC-7 and curated for The El Paso readers.
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