Cristiano Ronaldo's team Portugal in quarter-finals after 16 years

Portugal has made it to the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2022 with a bang.

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Portugal defeated Switzerland 6–1 in the pre-quarterfinal match played late on 6 December.

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Now in the quarter-finals, Portugal will face Morocco, who made a big upset by defeating France.

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Portugal's team reached the quarter-finals after 16 years i.e. for the first time after the year 2006.

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In this match, the coach of Portugal took a big decision not to include captain Cristiano Ronaldo in the starting eleven.

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In place of Ronaldo, Goncalo Ramos got a place in the starting XI and scored a brilliant hat-trick.

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This is the first time since 2008 that Ronaldo could not be a part of Portugal's starting XI in any Euro or World Cup match.

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Now it will be known only on December 10 whether Portugal can reach the semi-finals or not.

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