Ronaldo on the bench for Portugal World Cup clash
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There's some serious drama for Portugal ahead of its World Cup Round of 16 showdown with Switzerland: Ronaldo won't be out on the field to start. Early on Tuesday, it was announced that he'll be on the bench for this one.
Ronaldo is not happy, but at the end of the day, the Portugal manager has decided that the team is better without him starting. Goodness me.
Cristiano Ronaldo is benched for Portugal this evening! 😬 pic.twitter.com/CjKHSH12aR
— 90min (@90min_Football) December 6, 2022
This is the same kind of drama we saw with Ronaldo and Manchester United not too long ago. Ronaldo was furious with Erik ten Hag. Now, he's also frustrated with how things are going with his home country. We'll see if Portugal can record a win on Tuesday without one of the best players of all time.