Cristiano Ronaldo comes on as substitute for Portugal against Morocco

At the World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo was benched for Portugal's starting lineup a second time.

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Coming on as a replacement early in the second half of Saturday's quarterfinal loss to Morocco for his squad.

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In the 51st minute, the 37-year-old Ronaldo took the place of midfielder Rben Neves, making his 196th appearance for the men's national team.

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Ronaldo, who is competing in his fifth and presumably final World Cup, had also begun on the bench before entering the game against Switzerland in the round of 16.

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In his debut start for Portugal, Gonçalo Ramos scored a triple trick on Tuesday as Portugal defeated Switzerland 6-1.

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Because of the team captain's behaviour in the previous game, Fernando Santos, the coach, was upset and decided to leave him off the starting lineup against the Swiss.

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Coach Fernando Santos was unhappy and opted not to start the team captain against Switzerland because of his actions in the previous game.

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In the 74th minute, Ronaldo, who has 118 goals overall in men's international soccer, replaced the original starter.

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