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Ranking the 8 teams still playing in the World Cup
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Cristiano Ronaldo shocked by seismic shift in Portugal’s World Cup pecking order
Manager Fernando Santos left his captain on the bench for Portugal’s last-16 thrashing of Switzerland, and Ronaldo’s role at this World Cup is now uncertain
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Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal teammates defend captain after demotion to bench
“Cristiano is doing his job, he's doing his part," said Gonçalo Ramos, whose hat trick helped Portugal crush Switzerland. "He's happy with the result.”
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Little known before World Cup, Ramos goals lift Portugal
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — In his first start for Portugal's national team, Gonçalo Ramos showed that he has the goods — and the goals — to stand in for Cristiano Ronaldo. Even at the World Cup. The 21-year-old forward scored a hat trick Tuesday after surprisingly being called on to start against Switzerland in place of Ronaldo, the men's record holder for most international goals. Portugal won the match 6-1 and advanced to the quarterfinals for the third time. “Not even in my wildest dreams did I thi

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