He only played a minimal role in Portugal's supreme thrashing of Switzerland, but a petulant Cristiano Ronaldo has stolen the headlines.
Ronaldo has scored one goal at this tournament and hasn't had the sort of impact one would expect from the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.
Lo and behold, he was benched for the knockout game against Switzerland, watching as his replacement, Gonçalo Ramos, scored a hat-trick as Portugal built a 5-1 lead. The Benfica star now has three more goals in World Cup knockout games than Ronaldo does from more than 500 minutes of game time. But while Croatia beating Japan won't cause any major ripples in the grand scheme of things, Morocco taking down 2010 champions Spain is another remarkable result in this tournament full of upsets.
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