Cristiano Ronaldo burst into tears as his World Cup dream ended in a nightmare against Morocco.
The 37-year-old was again relegated to the bench for the quarter final, having been dropped for the thumping win over Switzerland in the round previous. However, while on that occasion Goncalo Ramos stepped up in his absence, Portugal struggled to create any chances of note without the veteran striker on the pitch.
Fernando Santos called upon Ronaldo shortly into the second half as they went in search of an equaliser following Youssef En-Nesyri’s first-half header. And he did have one chance to level the scores but saw his snapshot saved by the heroic Yassine Bounou in the Morocco goal.
