Cristiano Ronaldo wasn’t named in Portugal’s beginning XI for 2 back-to-back video games at a significant event for the primary time since 2008. Portugal coach Fernando Santos handed 21-year-old Goncalo Ramos a debut and he vindicated the decision with a hat-trick in a 6-1 win over Switzerland, organising a World Cup quarterfinal towards Morocco. Ronaldo was as soon as once more on the bench for Portugal, with Santos making only one change to the facet that thrashed Switzerland.
Cristiano Ronaldo is seen on the bench whereas photographers takes photos of him earlier than the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 quarterfinal match between Morocco and Portugal at Al Thumama Stadium.
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Ronaldo’s buildup to the Qatar World Cup had been something however easy. Ronaldo left Premier League large Manchester United by mutual settlement earlier than Portugal’s World Cup opener after a controversial interview by which the five-time Ballon d’Or winner criticised the membership.
But he didn’t let his controversial exit distract him as he then went on to make historical past as the primary male participant to attain in 5 World Cups in Portugal’s opening recreation in Qatar towards Ghana. The Portugal captain scored within the sixty fifth minute to open the scoring at Doha’s Stadium 974.
Ronaldo, who had been Portugal’s attacking fulcrum since his debut, discovered himself on the sidelines in a must-win match.
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Ronaldo made his worldwide debut in 2003 and scored his first aim in a Euro 2004 group stage match towards Greece. His first World Cup aim, in 2006, got here in a 2-0 win over Iran. His subsequent World Cup aim got here 4 years later in South Africa in a 7-0 rout of North Korea. Ronaldo additionally scored in Portugal’s 2-1 win over Ghana within the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. However, Ronaldo, who had been Portugal’s attacking fulcrum since his debut, discovered himself on the sidelines in a must-win match.
Cut to the 2022 World Cup quarters and Portugal was trailing Morocco 0-1, with Youssef En-Nesyri heading one in within the first half. Portugal, in determined want of a breakthrough, turned to its talisman as soon as once more.
Portugal, in determined want of a breakthrough, turned to its talisman as soon as once more.
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Ronaldo lastly got here on within the 51st minute. In what was his 196th worldwide cap, he equalled the lads’s file held by Kuwait ahead Bader Al-Mutawa. Ronaldo already holds the file for many males’s worldwide objectives, with 118. However, CR7 did not make any important affect, managing solely 10 touches in whole.
Ronaldo did not make any important affect, managing solely 10 touches in whole.
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When Rafael Leao’s 97th-minute cross flew over Ronaldo’s head earlier than being headed broad by Pepe, Ronaldo sank to his knees within the field and, together with his head in his fingers, seemingly resigned to his destiny.
Ronaldo sank to his knees within the field and, together with his head in his fingers, seemingly resigned to his destiny.
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Ronaldo headed down the tunnel in tears after Portugal’s World Cup quarterfinal defeat. Ronaldo has now failed to attain in all eight of his knockout stage appearances on the World Cup (together with third place play-off), going 570 minutes with out scoring and taking 27 pictures within the course of.
