Former Manchester United footballer Gary Neville has spoken about the feelings of star forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who burst into tears after Portugal were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup. Mirror.
“I saw Ronaldo’s emotions in the room below the stands. It was very difficult for me to see such a view. That’s when he realized that his dream of winning a world championship for his country had been shattered,” said Neville.
On 10 December, Portugal lost 0-1 to Morocco in the quarterfinals. Ronaldo started this game on the bench. The player took the field only in the 51st minute and did not attract attention with effective moves. Ronaldo also remained on the bench in the 1/8 final of the match against Switzerland (6:1).
For Ronaldo, the world championship in Qatar has already become the fifth in his career. He first played for the national team in 2003. In total he has 196 shirts for Portugal.
Earlier it was reported that the veteran of the USSR national team and Moscow “Spartak” Evgeny Lovchev. shared Opinion on the reasons for the unsuccessful performance of the captain of the Portuguese team, Cristiano Ronaldo, at the World Cup held in Qatar.
Source: Gazeta
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