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Casey Evans

Why Cristiano Ronaldo was dropped by Portugal vs Switzerland in World Cup

Ahead of Portugal's crucial clash against Switzerland in the round of 16, Head Coach Fernando Santos made a shock decision by dropping Cristiano Ronaldo.

The 37-year-old started all three of Portugal's opening games in Qatar but it seemed that Santos wants to go in a new direction choosing to start Benfica striker Goncalo Ramos over Ronaldo. Ramos scored a hat-trick as Portugal won 6-1

This comes after whoscored.com named Ronaldo as statistically one of the worst performers in the competition so far. The only goal the former Manchester United forward scored was a penalty against Ghana that he won in dubious circumstances.

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