PHOTOS: Ronaldo In Tears As Portugal Crash Out Of World Cup
Morocco’s defender #20 Achraf Dari and Morocco’s defender #18 Jawad El Yamiq greet Portugal’s forward #07 Cristiano Ronaldo as he leaves the field after losing to Morocco 1-0 in the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between Morocco and Portugal at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on December 10, 2022. (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP
Portugal’s forward #11 Joao Felix (C) fights for the ball with Morocco’s midfielder #04 Sofyan Amrabat (L) and Morocco’s midfielder #08 Azzedine Ounahi during the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between Morocco and Portugal at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on December 10, 2022. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)
Cristiano Ronaldo was in tears after Portugal lost to Morocco in a quarter-final game at the 2022 World Cup on Saturday.
Saturday’s win made the Atlas Lions the first African nation to reach the semi-final of the global football competition.
Morocco, also the first Arab team to make the last four, added Portugal to their list of European scalps with a resolute second-half performance.
Cristiano Ronaldo has likely played his last World Cup match after making an ineffectual appearance as a second-half substitute, failing to score his first knockout-phase goal at the tournament.
Morocco took a 42nd-minute lead through En-Nesyri’s header as they came on strong late in the first period.
Portugal enjoyed the majority of possession in the opening half-hour, but Joao Felix’s fifth-minute diving header, saved by goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, was the closest either side came to an early goal.
Following the game, a gutted Ronaldo was inconsolable as his hopes of a World Cup medal slipped away.
Below are photos from the match:
Morocco’s defender #20 Achraf Dari and Morocco’s defender #18 Jawad El Yamiq greet Portugal’s forward #07 Cristiano Ronaldo as he leaves the field after losing to Morocco 1-0 in the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between Morocco and Portugal at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on December 10, 2022. (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFPPortugal’s coach Fernando Santos pats Portugal’s forward #07 Cristiano Ronaldo on his back as he leaves the field after losing to Morocco 1-0 in the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between Morocco and Portugal at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on December 10, 2022. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)
Portugal’s forward #07 Cristiano Ronaldo reacts at being defeated during the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between Morocco and Portugal at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on December 10, 2022. (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP)Morocco players celebrate with their supporters after they won the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between Morocco and Portugal at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on December 10, 2022. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)Morocco’s defender #18 Jawad El Yamiq waves his national flag as he celebrates winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between Morocco and Portugal at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on December 10, 2022. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)Morocco players celebrate a goal against Morocco. Twitter/@FIFAWorldCup
