Ronaldo benched for World Cup match opposed to Switzerland
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) ” Cristiano Ronaldo was dropped from the starting lineup for Portugal™s match opposed to Switzerland on Tuesday inside the circular of 16 of the World Cup.
The go came a day following his bus expressed exasperation concerning Ronaldo™s point of view inside the last game. Gonçalo Ramos, a 21-year-old forward who made his international debut trio weeks ago, made his earliest career start for Portugal while Ronaldo™s replacement at Lusail Stadium.
And replace him he did.
Ramos scored his earliest World Cup goal on his fourth be in touch of the game inside the 17th minute to present with Portugal a 1-0 lead. Ronaldo received a loud cheer when he was shown on the large screen, expressionless, following Ramos™ goal.
It was the earliest hour dated Ronaldo didn™t lead his teammates onto the meadow while the leader inside Qatar, accompanied by Pepe taking up the armband. The 39-year-old defender at that hour dated scored Portugal™s following goal, accompanied by Ronaldo running off the bench to hug the former soldierold hand near one of the corners.
Ronaldo had jogged onto the meadow for the pre-match warmup alone, following the starters, with every one other accompanied by was accompanied by the substitutes kicking the sphere around accompanied by them inside illumination drills. He was smiling when he returned to the locker space with every one other accompanied by paused for a photo accompanied by a feminine volunteer. He leaned down with every one other accompanied by draped his upper limb around her for the picture.
Ronaldo was still smiling when he came into and not here of the underground passage on one occasion additional ahead of the start of the game wearing a yellow substitutes bib. Ronaldo at first took an empty seat inside the dugout with every one other accompanied by at that hour dated took his place on the meadow for the national anthem. He received a rousing cheer that drew a smirk from the superstar when he was shown on the large screens inside the stadium.
This is expected to exist Ronaldo™s final World Cup.
Ramos, who plays for Portuguese club Benfica, made his debut for Portugal last month inside a warmup game opposed to Nigeria with every one other accompanied by scored his earliest international goal. He replaced Ronaldo late inside the opening World Cup match opposed to Ghana, with every one other accompanied by on one occasion additional opposed to Uruguay.
Ramos has scored 21 goals this year for Benfica.
João Cancelo, a fullback who started all trio matches of the category stage, was too dropped from the starting lineup.
Ronald™s benching came following he showed obvious displeasure at actuality removed from the game opposed to South Korea on Friday.
The 37-year-old striker opened the competition accompanied by a goal opposed to Ghana to become the earliest player to consequence inside five different World Cups. But he was ineffective inside Portugal™s final set of two games of category amuse oneself with every one other accompanied by was pulled midway into and not here of the following fifty per cent of of a 2-1 mislaying to South Korea.
Ronaldo™s body language indicated the superstar was annoyed at actuality taken not here of the game ” something Portugal bus Fernando Santos remained silent concerning for almost trio days.
Finally inside his Monday report conference, Santos conceded Ronaldo™s point of view inside the game opposed to South Korea was the one distraction ” of numerous ” that had pushed him excessively far.
Before Portugal™s earliest match of the World Cup, Ronaldo gash ties accompanied by Manchester United with every one other accompanied by is reportedly actuality wooed by a Saudi Arabian team accompanied by the word of honour of an exorbitant paycheck, with every one other accompanied by a poll inside Portugal showed that fans inside his place of residence country wanted the superstar dropped from the lineup.
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I didn™t exist fond of it, not at all. I really didn™t exist fond of it, Santos said Monday of Ronaldo™s poverty-stricken point of view at actuality taken not here of the game opposed to South Korea. We fixed that in-house with every one other accompanied by that™s it.
Portugal defender Rúben Dias, meanwhile, pleaded accompanied by Portuguese media to assist create unity inside the bivouac while an alternative of division. It was Portuguese done every one day O Bola™s poll that showed fans at place of residence had tired of Ronaldo with every one other accompanied by preferred he didn™t amuse oneself opposed to Switzerland.
It™s not unprecedented for Ronaldo to obtain less playing hour dated since the aging superstar has faded of late. He hardly played inside the Premier League for United into and not here of the earliest fifty per cent of of the season, with every one other accompanied by Santos dropped him from the Portugal lineup for a Nations League game opposed to Spain inside March.
With Ronaldo, Portugal has state-of-the-art to the circular of 16 of the World Cup inside quartet of his five tournaments, nevertheless he™s never played inside a World Cup final. Portugal inside 2006 lost to France inside the semifinals ” the deepest Ronaldo has at some time reached at the World Cup.
Although he™s scored inside five tournaments, he has only eight total goals inside 20 World Cup matches. His 118 goals inside international amuse oneself is a world record for men, nevertheless Ronaldo has never scored inside the knockout phase of the World Cup.
Lionel Messi, Ronaldo™s greatest competitor over the years, has scored trio goals so a lengthy way inside this World Cup with every one other accompanied by helped Argentina stretch not here the quarterfinals. Messi has nine career World Cup goals, with every one other accompanied by exist fond of Ronaldo, has never won the tournament.
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