- Morocco stunned Portugal 1-0 in the quarter-finals, the north Africans’ joy the polar opposite of Ronaldo’s agony.
- His World Cup exit was especially painful because he came in as a substitute and started the game.
Morocco stunned Portugal 1-0 in the quarter-finals, the north Africans’ joy the polar opposite of Ronaldo’s agony.
The 37-year-old Portuguese forward might never get another chance to lift the game’s biggest trophy. His World Cup exit was especially painful because he came in as a substitute and started the game.
With his 196th cap for Portugal, Ronaldo could have celebrated tying the all-time record for men’s international appearances if the game had turned out differently, but his last few minutes were tense.
As soon as the game was over, Ronaldo walked into the tunnel with tears rolling down his eyes, choosing to ignore the Morocco players who ran to their fans to celebrate.
Ronaldo won Euro 2016 with his country, even though he was hurt during the final win over France and had to watch from the sidelines as Eder became the hero for his country.
Ronaldo and his country still wanted to win the World Cup, but they lost to Morocco, which was a big surprise.
Ronaldo was put on the bench for Portugal’s 6-1 win over Switzerland in the round of 16, which was a surprise move. Santos stuck with that plan.
But right after halftime, with Youssef En Neysri’s goal putting his team behind, Santos put on Ronaldo and Joao Cancelo in hopes that their all-time scoring leader would save them.
