According to Tasnim news agency, last night (Tuesday) in the Round of 16 of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, the Portuguese national football team managed to defeat Switzerland with a score of 6-1 and enter the top eight teams of this competition. In this game and unlike Portugal’s three previous matches in this tournament, he was on the bench. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner came on for Joao Felix in the 73rd minute as Pepe handed Chris the captain’s armband as soon as he entered the field. The former superstar of the Real Madrid and Manchester United teams also scored a goal 11 minutes after entering the field, but this goal was scored in an offside position and the referee declared it rejected.
A film is circulating in the cyberspace, which seems to be a certain movement trying to destroy the image of the winner of five Golden Balls. In this video, it is shown that the players of the Portuguese national football team go to the home fans’ platform to thank them for their support in this match, but Cristiano ignores the fans and walks towards the tunnel leading to the dressing room.
In the meantime, the reality was something else, and even though the 37-year-old Ronaldo only played 17 minutes in this match, he was happy with his teammates for this victory, and after the final whistle, he was the first to go to the fans’ platform. He went and thanked them for their support for him and his teammates. He continues and before his teammates come to the intended platform; He went to the tunnel leading to the dressing rooms.
In the video below, you will first see the scene that falsely accused Ronaldo of neglecting the fans, and then you will see the reality of the story:
Portugal coach Fernando Santos, who made an unexpected decision in this game and sent 21-year-old Goncalo Ramos on the field instead of Ronaldo, who scored a hat-trick in his first match at the World Cup, said after the match: “We have a problem with our captain.” We don’t have Ronaldo. We have been friends for years. Before the game, we talked about my decision and there was no problem. Chris is a role model.
Ronaldo has now become the first player of the Portuguese national team in history to experience his second appearance in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. He had previously reached the quarter-finals with Portugal in the 2006 World Cup. With Portugal and Argentina making it to the top eight teams, the hope of the fans for a possible confrontation between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the final of this World Cup was still alive.
Portugal will meet Morocco in the quarter-finals, while Argentina will face the Netherlands.