Photo: Cristiano Ronaldo.
After a nightmare World Cup, the Portugal football team is flying home today. But the best star of the team, Cristiano Ronaldo, is not staying on that plane.
Rather, he will remain in the queue for some more time.
Not only Ronaldo, there are 9 other footballers in Qatar. This is what the Portuguese Football Association said. They are Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Diogo Dalot, Ruben Neves, Rui Patricio, Rafael Guerreiro, Rafael Leyo, Joao Cancelo and Mahius Nunes.
The World Cup is, in a sense, one to forget for Portugal. Even bringing in the best generation of footballers of the time did not see success. In the quarter-finals, they were defeated 1-0 by Morocco. The team became the first African country to enter the semi-finals.
Therefore, at the age of 37, Ronaldo, who dreams of winning the world, has to return to disappointment. He can only score one goal in five matches. Coach Fernando Santos fielded him as a substitute in both matches of the knockout stage. For the first time since Euro 2008, Ronaldo did not feature in Portugal's best XI in any major tournament. Which gave rise to a lot of discussion and criticism.
Even though it was a nightmare World Cup, Ronaldo became the first footballer to score goals in five World Cups. Playing against Morocco, he reached the feat of playing the highest number of matches (196) in international football. At the end of the World Cup, the forward will have to embark on a mission to find a new club. Because Manchester United released him before the World Cup due to an explosive interview.
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