Ronaldo Captured In Tears After Morocco End Portugal’s World Cup Dreams

Ronaldo Captured In Tears After Morocco End Portugal’s World Cup Dreams

Cristiano Ronaldo was photographed leaving the field in tears as Portugal was eliminated from the 2022 World Cup on Saturday after a shocking 1-0 loss to Morocco.

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Youssef En-goal Nesyri’s in the first half had put Portugal down 1-0 when Ronaldo, 37, came off the bench to replace Ruben Neves.

Unfortunately, Ronaldo was unable to rally his nation to win the match as Morocco played heroic defense to become the first African team to go to the World Cup semifinals.

Ronaldo missed a chance late on as his right-footed effort was well saved by Yassine Bounou.

Ronaldo Captured In Tears After Morocco Ends Portugal’s World Cup Dreams

He will be 41 when the next World Cup comes around in the summer of 2026, meaning that was most likely his final opportunity to win the major tournament.

However, Ronaldo did manage to break a few records in Qatar, despite being benched in two of Portugal’s matches.

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He scored in their opening fixture to become the first player to score in five different World Cups before then drawing level with the record for most capped men’s international when he came off the bench against Morocco.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner matches the total of Kuwait forward Badr Al-Mutawa, adding to the list of records in his legendary career.

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