Cristiano Ronaldo was eliminated from the Qatar 2022 World Cup after Morocco defeated Portugal 1-0 in the quarterfinals. After the match, 'CR7' went to the dressing room crying. In light of this, his fans wonder if this will be the last World Cup for the 37-year-old footballer.
Although 'Bicho' would reach the next World Cup at the age of 41, he has mentioned on previous occasions that he would continue playing football past the age of 40. To dispel doubts, journalists asked Pepe, Portugal's teammate and defender, if this was Cristiano's last World Cup and his own.
"It's not the time for Pepe or Cristiano, it's a very important moment to talk about that. The most important thing is Portugal. We are all very sad for not winning, for not bringing joy to our people, and we have to look at what we have done well or wrong in order to improve," declared the defender in the mixed zone.
Cristiano Ronaldo only scored one goal in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Photo: EFE
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Pepe criticizes the referee in Portugal vs. Morocco
On the other hand, Pepe criticized the performance of Argentine referee Facundo Tello, who had some controversial moments such as a possible penalty on Bruno Fernandes near the end of the first half, after contact with Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi.
"It was unacceptable for an Argentine referee to be in the match, after what happened yesterday, with Messi talking, an Argentine comes and referees the game. In the second half, we didn't play anything, only eight minutes. We are sad, we had the quality to win, unfortunately, we didn't achieve it,"