FIFA World Cup: WC dream was beautiful while it lasted, says Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo has appeared to acknowledge that his dream of winning the World Cup with Portugal is over after the teams elimination from footballs showpiece tournament in QatarPortugal were denied a berth in the semifinals after they suffered a 10 quarterfinal loss to Morocco in Doha on SaturdayWinning a World Cup for Portugal was the biggest and most ambitious dream of my career Ronaldo said in an Instagram post on Sunday Fortunately I won many titles of international dimension including for Portugal but putting the name of our country on the highest level in the world was my biggest dreamRonaldo started on the bench for the second consecutive match at Al Thumama stadium after scoring just once a penalty against Ghana in four outings at this World CupThe defeat to Morocco was almost certainly the 37yearolds last appearance in footballs showpiece tournament The former Manchester United Real Madrid and Juventus star cut a distraught figure as he walked off the pitch in tears immediately after the final whistleRonaldo who has been capped 195 times and scored a record 118 goals for his country will be 41 when the next World Cup begins in the United States Canada and Mexico reports XinhuaAlso readCristiano Ronaldo We are too united to be broken by outside forcesI fought for it I fought hard for this dream said Ronaldo who is currently without a club after leaving Manchester United by mutual consent in NovemberIve scored in five World Cups over 16 years always alongside great players and supported by millions of Portuguese people I gave my all I left everything on the pitch I never turned my back on the fight and I never gave up on that dreamUnfortunately yesterday the dream ended I just want everyone to know that much has been said much has been written much has been speculated but my dedication to Portugal has not changed for an instant I was always one more person fighting for everyones goal and I would never turn my back on my teammates and my countryFor now theres not much more to say Thank you Portugal Thank you Qatar The dream was beautiful while it lastedNow I hope that time can offer the best advice and allow everyone to draw their own conclusionsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever