CRISTIANO RONALDO BENCHED AGAIN FOR MOROCCO QUARTER-FINAL AT WORLD CUP, WHY HAS HE BEEN DROPPED

CRISTIANO RONALDO BENCHED AGAIN FOR MOROCCO QUARTER-FINAL AT WORLD CUP,

Has Cristiano Ronaldo been talked about enough already.

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Cristiano Ronaldo was named on the bench again for Portugal's quarter

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Quarter-final against Morocco at the 2022 World Cup.

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Having already missed out on the starting XI in the emphatic 6-1 win over Switzerland in the last 16.

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Goncalo Ramos hit a hat-trick as Portugal hammered the Swiss at the Lusail Stadium.

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Raphael Guerreiro and Rafael Leao were also on the scoresheet as Portugal laid down.

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Ronaldo did still emerge from the substitutes' bench to play some part in the match.

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