FIFA World Cup 2022: On December 7, the round of 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup was played between Portugal and Switzerland. Portugal defeated Switzerland with 6-1 points on the board. And Switzerland ended their journey at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. In turn, Portugal entered the next stage of the festival, the quarterfinals.
However, it was a huge disappointment among fans as Portugal’s leader, five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo, remained on the benches. He entered the field 73 minutes into the game as a substitute.
Previously, Ronaldo reacted or expressed his anger at Portugal’s loss to South Korea in the group stage. For the same reason, Fernando Santos, the head coach of the Portuguese national team, knocked Ronaldo out of Portugal’s main squad in the round of 16.
However, Ronaldo had his chance to enter the field after 73 minutes of play. He received a charming welcome onto the field to thunderous applause from the crowd. After all, he was emotionally melted down and couldn’t bring himself to throw it out into the open.
Looking through Cristiano Ronaldo at the 2022 World Cup
The 2022 FIFA World Cup has been a sad season for Ronaldo and CR7 fans thus far. He is one of the top soccer legends and a player with a huge fan base. He has successfully led the entire team, but football viewers miss Ronaldo’s game.
In fact, he hasn’t scored a single goal in the open field except for the penalty kick in the opening match against Ghana. Still, the fans’ support for him did not wane. They love him in any circumstance. This was evident from the sound or the welcome he received from his fans in the last game.
Although, he unlocked a new milestone in his career. Cristiano Ronaldo became the first man to score in five soccer World Cups after netting one in Portugal’s opener against Ghana in Qatar 2022.
On the same subject of his fall, Santos has clarified that there is no dispute and that they have been friends and will continue to be. He also added that Ronaldo has set an example of how he should be a leader and Ronaldo will be his leader now and forever.
FIFA World Cup 2022 – Round of 16 between Portugal and Switzerland
The round of 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup had matches full of fire. ‘Portugal vs Switzerland’ was one of them. Portugal managed to defeat Switzerland and qualified for the quarterfinals.
They scored 6-1 up on the board. The ball scored by the following players
gonzalo ramos [17′, 51′, 67′]
Pepe [33′]
Raphael Guerrero [55′]
Raphael Leon [90+2′]
Ramos was the player of the match. He is the first man to score a hat-trick in his first World Cup since Miroslav Klose for Germany in 2002. With his hat-trick, Portugal has reached the World Cup quarter-finals for the third time, after from 2006 and 1966.
Switzerland have made no progress in their five World Cup games in the round of 16, conceding six goals in a knockout round game in the tournament for the second time, after a 7-5 loss to Austria in the quarterfinals. final in 1954. This was Portugal’s biggest victory in the knockout rounds of the World Cup, scoring six goals outside the group stage for the first time.
