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Dan Brown

Cristiano Ronaldo reaction spotted on Portugal bench following Diogo Costa howler vs Morocco

Former Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo cut a frustrated figure on the Portugal bench as Fernando Santos' side went 1-0 down to Morocco in their World Cup quarter-final clash.

Ronaldo was once again named among the substitutes by Santos after being dropped to the bench for the 6-1 thrashing of Switzerland in the Round of 16. His replacement, Goncalo Ramos, scored a hat-trick in the last round and started ahead of the 37-year-old against the African side.

However, Portugal got off to a poor start against Morocco and went 1-0 down shortly before the half-time break. Goalkeeper Diogo Costa, who had been in impressive form throughout the tournament, made a howler as he attempted to claim a cross - leaving Youssef En-Nesyri to head the ball into an empty goal.

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