Cristiano Ronaldo will start the round of 16 match in Qatar against Switzerland on the reserve bench! This is a consequence of the very dissonant tones in the Portugal camp during the tournament in Doha. Although he was undisputed under Fernando Santos, Ronaldo lost credit for his conduct at the World Cup. The man who should soon sign a record contract with Al Nasr from Saudi Arabia, argued during the duel with South Korea with coach Santos. Cristiano Ronaldo was furious at being taken off after an hour of play – replaced by Andre Silva – he gestured as he passed. And then he made excuses. Cristiano Ronaldo is on the BENCH for Portugal in their Round of 16 match against Switzerland 😮 pic.twitter.com/X8uBNAPAnR— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 6, 2022 He put his index finger to his lips when he left the field, and later claimed that Cho had annoyed him and was throwing things at him…”Before I was substituted, one of their players was telling me to speed up. I told him to shut up, he doesn’t have any authority, he doesn’t have to say anything” Ronaldo said. Cristiano risks of being tenhaged once again, only this time with Portugal at the World CupIn the group stage, Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to hit the net in five different international competitions, he was the starting centre-forward in all three games, but this did not help him to keep his status as a starter. He clearly crossed the red line and Santos didn’t believe in his excuse. Portuguese newspaper A Bola last week published a poll asking their readers whether Ronaldo should start against Switzerland. And, perhaps remarkably, an overwhelming 70% said ‘no’. Portugal’s 11 for this match are: Costa, Dalot, Pepe, Dias, Guerreiro, Otavio, Carvalho, Silva, Fernandes, Ramos, Felix. QATAR 2022 WORLD CUP ROUND OF 16TuesdayMorocco – Spain 0-0 (3-0 pen.)22:00: (2.00) Portugal (3.40) Switzerland (4.30)
