Portugal - World Cup Profile

17.11.2022 - 16:31 beinsports.com

Follow all the action from 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar TM on beIN SPORTSRoad to Qatar 2022Portugal had to secure World Cup qualification the hard way after falling short at the final hurdle in the group stages.Fernando Santos' side eventually finished second in Group A, after they lost at home to Serbia on the final matchday to ultimately finish three points behind their opponents.Portugal successfully navigated their way through the play-offs, seeing off Turkey and North Macedonia to seal Cristiano Ronaldo & Co.'s spot in Qatar.Seleção das Quinas have been drawn alongside Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea in a tough Group H lineup.

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DOHA: Cristiano Ronaldo first found himself unloved and unwanted by Manchester United. Now the unthinkable has happened — he has been dumped by Portugal. The superstar forward was largely a spectator as the side he has captained for so long threw off the shackles and romped to a 6-1 victory over Switzerland in the World Cup last-16 on Tuesday. Young striker Goncalo Ramos, brought in for Ronaldo, scored a stunning hat-trick and at least competed with his illustrious teammate for the headlines. Ronaldo came to the World Cup seeking respite after his troubled spell at Old Trafford this season, where he had become a peripheral figure under new manager Erik ten Hag. Those frustrations boiled over last month in an explosive TV interview in which he lashed out at the club and the coach, leading to an inevitable parting of the ways. The 37-year-old landed in Qatar to the usual fanfare, once again the focus of fawning attention from the world’s media. Things even went to script in Portugal’s first game, when he scored the opener from the penalty spot in a 3-2 win against Ghana, becoming the first man to score goals at five World Cups. But things went downhill from there. He huffed and puffed through games against Uruguay and South Korea but failed to find the net and Portugal were less than the sum of their considerable parts. Portugal coach Fernando Santos, who masterminded the side’s triumph at Euro 2016, finally took the decision to leave his star man out against the Swiss and was vindicated in spectacular fashion. Portugal turned on the style, with Benfica’s Ramos, 21, netting three times in a free-flowing attacking performance.

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