Cristiano Ronaldo began on the bench in Portugal’s Round of 16 match towards Switzerland on the Lusail stadium in Qatar.
The resolution is purported to be an aftermath of Ronaldo’s response after being subbed off within the group stage match towards South Korea.
Ronaldo will not be beginning a sport for his nationwide facet at a serious match for the primary time because the European Championships in 2008. He has performed 31 matches for Portugal since.
Interestingly, that Euro fixture was towards the Swiss as nicely. Selecao das Quinas had ended up dropping the match with a full-time scoreline of 2-0.