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.
Coming on as a replacement early in the second half of Saturday's quarterfinal loss to Morocco for his squad.
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.
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.
In his debut start for Portugal, Gonçalo Ramos scored a triple trick on Tuesday as Portugal defeated Switzerland 6-1.
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.
Coach Fernando Santos was unhappy and opted not to start the team captain against Switzerland because of his actions in the previous game.
In the 74th minute, Ronaldo, who has 118 goals overall in men's international soccer, replaced the original starter.
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