(Qatar World Cup) Newsletter: Five broken dreams, Ronaldo left in tears
China News Agency, Doha, December 10th, title: Newsletter: Five degrees of broken dreams, Ronaldo left in tears
China News Agency reporter Xing Chong
On the evening of the 10th, the final whistle sounded, and Portugal lost 0:1 to Morocco.
When the Moroccan team cheered for the first time in history to advance to the semi-finals of the World Cup, Portugal's top star Cristiano Ronaldo knelt in front of the opponent's penalty area, covered his face with his hands, and sighed.
He then walked straight to the sidelines without speaking to anyone.
On December 10, local time, the third match of the Qatar World Cup quarter-finals was held at the Atumama Stadium. The Portuguese team faced the dark horse Morocco.
In the game, Morocco striker Ennesri scored the only goal for the team. Morocco, the dark horse of the World Cup, beat Portugal 1-0 and broke into the semi-finals of the World Cup.
This game is also Ronaldo's last game in this World Cup.
The picture shows Ronaldo kneeling on the court.
The on-site camera quickly captured him, but Ronaldo was in a hurry, leaving only a back view of the more than 40,000 spectators at the Atumama Stadium.
In the tunnel, his grief finally poured out.
Ronaldo covered his face and wept bitterly, walking towards the locker room.
The fifth World Cup campaign, still missed the dream of the Hercules Cup.
But he is no longer the talented young man who turned out to be out of the game. After being out, he can stubbornly clamor to start all over again. Although he has never officially announced that this is his last World Cup, there is a high probability that he will not be able to fight anymore at the age of 37. The twilight hero who returned to the sky can only express regret with tears, but this time there is too much unwillingness.
Ronaldo's farewell may have kicked off from the moment he sat on the bench.
Portugal played against Switzerland in the 1/8 final. What attracted the most attention was not the 6:1 victory, but Ronaldo, who started three consecutive games in the group stage, sat on the bench. He started 31 consecutive games for Portugal in international competitions. And so the record ends.
The picture shows Ronaldo kneeling on the court.
is he happy
The answer is obviously no.
Pressed by the media in turn, Portuguese coach Santos told the whole story: Before the game, he talked with Ronaldo, explained why he would not start, and told Ronaldo that playing in the second half could help the team win the game.
"Cristiano Ronaldo was not happy, of course, because he always played as a starter, so it is normal for him to be unhappy, but he never threatened to quit the national team. Our conversation was very normal and calm."
The 21-year-old forward Goncalo Ramos, who replaced Ronaldo, became famous with his "hat trick", which made many people think that Ronaldo is dispensable.
In a poll conducted by the Portuguese media, more than 70% of the fans believed that Ronaldo should not start. Portugal without Ronaldo".
The picture shows the Portuguese player Ronaldo.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
In this game on the 10th, Ronaldo sat on the bench again.
The Portuguese team's offense was like a loose sand. Facing the dense defense that Morocco is best at, there was no way to break it.
The moment the ball was lost, the camera focused on Ronaldo, and he closed his eyes and sighed on the bench.
The Moroccan team expected that Ronaldo would not start, and targeted Goncalo Ramos.
Faced with the most defensive Moroccan in the World Cup, this teenager was obviously too immature. His aura quickly faded, many statistics dropped to zero, and he was replaced in a hurry in the second half.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who came off the bench, almost "live" into the opponent's penalty area. He has repeatedly instigated attacks, but he has no choice but to return without success.
Cristiano Ronaldo tried his best, but he was still unable to recover the gap of 1 goal, just as he could no longer recover the lost youth.
The picture shows Ronaldo returning to the locker room.
The 2006 World Cup was the closest Ronaldo was to the Hercules Cup. At that time, the Portuguese team had Figo, Deco, and the young Ronaldo. In private, his teammates warned him about the importance of teamwork. On the field, the big brother But it created opportunities for him, allowing him to fully display his extraordinary skills, and finally they reached the semi-finals.
That year was considered Ronaldo's best World Cup.
Ronaldo, who has been unwilling to admit that he is old before, has actually reconciled with himself. He said in an interview before the game that if the Portuguese team wins the championship, he will retire immediately, but if he fails to win the championship, he will play for another two or three years. At the age of 40 retired.
Perhaps it is precisely because of accepting himself that he cherishes every appearance more, is willing to sit on the bench for the team, and cries so bitterly when his dreams are broken five times.
Leaving with tears, Ronaldo left a back, but football has been engraved with a legend.
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