Ronaldo benched again against Morocco in World Cup quarterfinals

DOHA, Qatar (AP) _ Cristiano Ronaldo is beginning on the bench for Portugal for the second straight recreation on the World Cup.

The 37-year-old Ronaldo remained out of the beginning lineup towards Morocco for the quarterfinals match on Saturday after being dropped for the round-of-16 match towards Switzerland.

Goncalo Ramos, who scored a hat trick towards Switzerland on his first begin for Portugal, was once more chosen forward of Ronaldo.

Ronaldo is taking part in in his fifth and sure remaining World Cup.

He was unnoticed of the lineup towards the Swiss after coach Fernando Santos expressed frustration about his crew captain’s angle within the earlier recreation.

Santos later mentioned Ronaldo was “not happy” to be instructed he was being benched, however by no means threatened to depart the World Cup due to his resolution.

Ronaldo, the all-time main scorer in males’s nationwide crew soccer with 118 objectives, ultimately got here in as a alternative within the 74th minute.