Jakarta, CNNI Indonesia —
Cristiano Ronaldo finally spoke at length after Portugal were eliminated World Cup 2022.
Portugal’s steps to the 2022 World Cup must stop at the last 8. Portugal failed to advance to the semi-finals after losing 0-1 to Morocco at Al Thumama Stadium, Doha on Saturday (10/12) WIB evening.
This defeat made Ronaldo cry as he had to bury his dream of taking Portugal to the 2022 World Cup.
Sunday (11/12) evening WIB via his Instagram account, Ronaldo finally expressed his feelings after Portugal was eliminated from the 2022 World Cup.
“Winning the World Cup for Portugal is the biggest and most ambitious dream of my career. Luckily I have won many international titles, including for Portugal, but taking our country’s name to the top level in the world is my biggest dream “. Ronaldo said as quoted from Instagram about him. .
“I fought for this. I fought hard for this dream. In the 5 World Cup appearances I made in 16 years, always alongside great players and supported by millions of Portuguese, I gave everything. I left everything on the pitch. I never turned away and never gave up on that dream” added Ronaldo.
However, Ronaldo admitted there was no need to overrespond to defeat.
“Unfortunately yesterday the dream ended. There’s no point in overreacting. I just want everyone to know that a lot has been said, a lot has been written, a lot has been speculated, but my dedication to Portugal hasn’t changed in a moment. I have always mistaken a person who will fight again for everyone’s cause and will never leave my teammates and my country” Ronaldo said.
“For now, there’s not much more to say. Thank you, Portugal. Thank you, Qatar. Dreams are good while they last… Now is the time to be a good adviser and let everyone draw their own conclusions,” Ronaldo said to add.
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