The dream is over. The national team has been eliminated from the 2022 World Cup after a 1-0 defeat to Morocco in the quarter-finals.
At the end of the match, Ronaldo left the field in tears towards the changing rooms. In fact, the television footage shows the captain of Portugal’s entire journey until he entered the tunnel.
Ronaldo is the face of all Portuguese
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A goal from Youssef En-Nesyri, in the 42nd minute, on a move that saw goalkeeper Diogo Costa go wide.
In the second half, Portugal risked everything in search of a draw, wasted chances, with Moroccan goalkeeper Bono shining with fantastic saves, especially shots from João Félix and Cristiano Ronaldo. And even the fact that Morocco sent off a player in time did not ensure that the team came to a draw from the corners.
And Nesyri anticipates and makes the first of the match.
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With the last whistle from the Argentinian referee Facundo Tello, the party was Moroccan, after all, for the first time an African team reached the semi-finals of a World Cup.
Source: DN
