Qatar was his last World Cup, Ronaldo said before going to the fifth World Cup. He wanted to bring home this World Cup. After ending the controversy with the club, he went to the World Cup. But it was not the last defense. Finished at the top of the group but lost to Morocco in the quarter finals. Morocco became the first African country to enter the semi-finals of the World Cup. Wrote new history.
Ronaldo said in an interview before the World Cup that he will play until the age of 40. Which means this is his last World Cup. So he wanted to win the World Cup with his all. He won many trophies in his career, but the World Cup did not come home. There was an empty space in the trophy cabinet. Wanted to fill the empty part of the cabinet with the 18th trophy. But it didn’t happen. After many ups and downs, he reached the quarter-finals but had to return empty-handed. A dream broke. Cristiano Ronaldo left the field crying. This dream is broken not only for 37-year-old Ronaldo, but for his billions of fans around the world.
Scenes of the Switzerland match were also seen in this match. Portugal’s manager Fernando Santos dropped the team without keeping one of the team’s best strikers in the first eleven. Thought that Morocco would be killed with the strategy of killing Switzerland, the team kept the same. But he made a mistake in reading the African country. And the result is that. Portugal team, who scored 6 goals against Switzerland, did not score a single goal. Ronaldo was brought down after 50 minutes under some pressure.
After Ronaldo’s entrance, Portugal’s attack became more chaotic. Balls started coming into the Moroccan box with two wings one after the other. Ronaldo created several opportunities, but the Ronaldo brigade could not break through the wall of Moroccan defense. Even after breaking the wall, goalkeeper Bono stopped it. He saved about 10 shots with a single skill. Morocco had the last laugh. Became the first African nation to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup. Morocco broke Portugal’s long ball, and counter-attacked quickly. Portugal is blunt in both these weapons.
Looking at the statistics, Portugal maintained dominance throughout the match. They had 74% of the ball possession. 12 shots aimed at the goal, got 9 corners. But could not score.
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The fans of world football who wanted to see the World Cup in their icon’s hands are saying goodbye one by one. Brazil has been eliminated in the quarter finals. Neymar left the field crying. This time Cristiano Ronaldo. At the end of the match, Ronaldo sat on the field and started crying. He left the field first without waiting for the team with tears in the eyes. This match was Cristiano Ronaldo’s 197th international match. This is probably the last World Cup of 37-year-old Ronaldo and he left the field in tears in his last match, he left the moment, the record, he could not only take the World Cup. The middle of the cabinet will be empty forever.
