What was perhaps the last World Cup match for Cristiano Ronaldo ended in tears after Portugal was eliminated from the tournament in Qatar with a 1–0 loss to Morocco in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
Morocco became the first African country in the history of the men’s World Cup to make the semifinals and just the third team outside of Europe or South America to make the final four. South Korea was the last such country to do so at the 2002 tournament.
Ronaldo, who was the source of unwanted attention for the Portuguese team after he was benched for both of the squad’s knockout round games, left the pitch right after the final whistle Saturday. Broadcast video showed him appeared to show him fighting off tears while walking back to the locker room.
