Cristiano Ronaldo came to play his last World Cup in the twilight of his career. A storm has come to handle before setting foot in Qatar. In club football, CRSeven went into the World Cup with off-form and controversy with coaches and officials. With a smile on the face of the desert, Ronaldo wanted to paint his own end. But Portugal lost the World Cup to Morocco. With that, Ronaldo’s World Cup chapter also ended. However, the referee is also in discussion in this match.
Portugal lost 1-0 to a much weaker team, Morocco, in the quarter-finals on Saturday night. However, Ronaldo, the biggest star of the team, did not enter the field from the beginning of that match. Portugal, one of the favorites of the tournament, scored a goal in the first half without CRSeven in this World Cup. And that was the end of Ronaldo and his country’s dream of winning the title.
However, Portuguese captain Pepe blamed the referee for this match loss. The 39-year-old veteran defender said after the loss, “The referee who officiated the match, Argentinian, I saw bias in him. The referee was not neutral at all. He listened to Messi. And so he gave Morocco an advantage. He tried to beat Portugal even though he forced it. Many of the decisions in the match were ours. It went against. It’s unacceptable. We lost to bad refereeing.”
Bruno Fernandez also sang the voice of the captain. He said “The referee who wants to give the World Cup title to Messi. That’s why the referee blew the whistle unnecessarily against Portugal to give Morocco an advantage. It ruined the rhythm of the game. The time lost from the main game was not well added to the extra time by this Argentinian referee. This is how it is in the World Cup. We didn’t expect it. Still we tried our best. This loss, unfortunate to say.”
Controversy about referees is not new. Also with refereeing in the Netherlands – Argentina match in the quarter finals
The question was raised by Messi himself. There was bad refereeing in the Argentina-Netherlands match as well. A flood of cards in the match. Of course, Ronaldo’s failure can no longer be covered with excuses. So, Ronaldo had to return with tears in his eyes as he bid farewell to his last World Cup. But the story could have been different. A little more beautiful, colorful. However, Ronaldo’s contribution to football may be remembered by fans.