FIFA paid a tribute to Portugal’s star footballer Cristiano Rojo after the match. Official Twitter handle for FIFA World Cup tweeted a video featuring Ronaldo with the caption “Obrigado @Cristiano”.
Portugal lost 0-1 against Morocco in Saturday’s quarter-final to be eliminated from FIFA World Cup 2022. Morocco’s Youssefen-Nesyri scored in the 42nd minute, which proved to be the winning goal. Portugal couldn’t match it. Morocco was the first African country to reach semi-finals of the marquee tournament thanks to this amazing win.
Portugal lost 0-1 against Morocco in Saturday’s quarter-final to be eliminated from FIFA World Cup 2022. Morocco’s Youssefen-Nesyri scored in the 42nd minute, which proved to be the winning goal. Portugal couldn’t match it. Morocco was the first African country to reach semi-finals of the marquee tournament thanks to this amazing win.
Ronaldo made his 196th international appearance. He also equalled Bader Al-Mutawa, a Kuwaiti footballer, to be the most prominent appearance maker in international men’s football. There are rumours that Ronaldo, 37, was not able to make this World Cup edition. World Cup, despite his many victories and accolades, is the only trophy that Ronaldo has not won in his long and distinguished career.
Ronaldo, the captain of Portugal’s team, was not part of the starting XI for their round 16 and quarter-final matches. This caused a lot of controversy. In both games, the star footballer was replaced by Fernando Santos. According to reports, Ronaldo was unhappy with Fernando Santos’ decisions and there was a rift in the knockout stages. According to media reports, the 37-year-old had threatened to leave the Portugal World Cup squad in order for him to return home.
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