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Soccer Football – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Quarter Final – Morocco v Portugal – Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar – December 10, 2022 Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo looks dejected after the match as Portugal are eliminated from the World Cup REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
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Soccer Football – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Quarter Final – Morocco v Portugal – Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar – December 10, 2022 Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo looks dejected after the match as Portugal are eliminated from the World Cup REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Ronaldo led Portugal to the quarterfinals of the world cup. But Morocco ended his ultimate dream by handing defeat in a close encounter.
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A heartbreaking Cristiano Ronaldo video
Ex-NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III shared a video featuring Cristiano Ronaldo after Morocco sent them packing from the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. In the video, the Portuguese legend can be seen crying while walking down the tunnel after the game. This was probably Ronaldo’s last World Cup appearance. And it is the only trophy that has been elusive to one of the greatest soccer players of all time. While sharing the video, the former Cleveland Browns QB called it “heartbreaking”.
Seeing this from Ronaldo is heartbreaking pic.twitter.com/h0qChhzrXS
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) December 10, 2022
Morocco defeated Portugal 1-0, becoming the first African country to reach the last four stage of a FIFA World Cup tournament. Portugal were the favorite going into the game, but the Moroccans extended their dream run. The victims of their run include 2010 champions Spain and stalwarts Belgium. The minnows will take on defending champions France for a place in the summit clash.
The NFL world’s contrasting opinions
The NFL fans reacted to the video posted by Robert Griffin III. And the opinions were very much from both extremes of the spectrum. While some fans celebrated the greatness of Cristiano Ronaldo, others gave Morocco a pat on the back for their performance. Here are some reactions to the video.
This fan wants everyone to just celebrate the greatness of Cristiano Ronaldo and say farewell.
Can everyone just appreciate his greatness, shut up and say farewell? Everyone always has a problem with something and that’s wrong with this world today. Great career and none of us making comments will achieve what he has in our lifetime
— Daniel Gennuso (@DanielGennuso) December 11, 2022
A fan blamed Portugal for wasting Ronaldo’s last opportunity to make history.
Portugal wasted his last opportunity to make history. Without him Portugal does not make the World Cup. This years World Cup meant more than words can tell. The soccer gods are not giving him what he has given them. The disrespect!
— Freddy Rodriguez (@Freddy4119) December 11, 2022
This fan wants to celebrate the success of Morocco, the first African nation to make it to this point in the FIFA World Cup.
For who?! Not me. I'd much rather see Morocco move one and him cry. How amazing for that nation. The first African nation to make it to this point in ANY world cup. People care way too much about the "stars" it's about we not I.
— 🎃ParaNORMAN🔪 (@NORMAN_WILLIAM3) December 11, 2022
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For this fan, soccer is a team game and does not revolve around one single player.
Not really. He’s a prima donna. Soccer is a team game, not about a single selfish player
— Not Your Father’s Dawgs Fan (@NWiethe17) December 10, 2022
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Cristiano Ronaldo has won everything there is to win in soccer. Everything but the World Cup trophy. He has won the Ballon d’or, something like the NFL MVP, five times in his career. Ronaldo, along with Lionel Messi of Argentina, has dominated world soccer for the better part of two decades. But his ultimate dream, to win the World Cup with his country, remains elusive. Is it time to say farewell to the soccer GOAT?
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