Cristiano Ronaldo, why was Cristiano Ronaldo not included in the starting eleven? Santos’ answer is this! -Portugal boss Santos explains why he ditched Cristiano Ronaldo for World Cup clash against Swiz

I have also included Dalot and Raphael. Not because Cancelo isn’t a great player. This is all part of our strategy against Switzerland. No problem between Fernando Santos and the team captain (Cristiano Ronaldo). We’ve been friends for years. Stars sometimes make decisions. Everything will be resolved later. His performance against Switzerland is proof that Cristiano Ronaldo is the best captain,” said Fernando Santos.

In the match against Switzerland, Cristiano Ronaldo came on in the 73rd minute as a substitute for Jao Felix. Portugal led 5-1.
Didn’t like Cristiano Ronaldo’s retirement against South Korea in the last match of the group stage. Fernando Santos has strongly criticized the action of Cristiano Ronaldo which revealed the dislike of him. Some point to Ronaldo’s exclusion from the starting XI in the pre-quarter against Switzerland as a clear example of the growing rift between Ronaldo and Santos.

Portugal’s opponent in the quarter-finals is Morocco, the black horse of the Qatar World Cup. Morocco entered the quarterfinals after defeating Spain on penalties. This is the first time Morocco has reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup. It will be Portugal’s third quarter-final in Qatar. Portugal have already reached the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup in 1966 and 2006.

Portugal’s 6–1 win against Switzerland was the biggest win in World Cup knockout stage history and the first time Portugal had scored six goals in a knockout stage. Pepe (33′), Rafael Guerreiro (55′) and Rafael Liao (90’+2′) scored for Portugal together with a hat-trick from Gonzalo Ramos (17′, 51′, 67′). Manuel Akanji (58′) scored Switzerland’s consolation goal. Pepe replaced Cristiano Ronaldo as Portugal captain.

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