{n8}It's the all-European contest between Portugal and Switzerland.
And a place in the World Cup quarter-final is at stake.
{n8}Football is unpredictable.
{n8}Anything can happen.
It's another competition I'm prepared for.
Pressure?
Every player here feels pressure!
Portugal have dropped Cristiano Ronaldo to the bench.
Breaking news...
- Sounds so crazy. - It was a shock.
Those boots he wears are pretty big ones to fill.
I'm not perfect,
but everything related to Cristiano will always
spark criticism and debate.
From London,
this is Piers Morgan Uncensored.
Coming up... revelations from Ronaldo, football's biggest superstar,
gives his blistering verdict on life at Manchester United.
Let me start just by asking you, why are you doing this interview with me?
I think it's the time.
{n8}One of the greatest football players the world has seen.
{n8}He is a born striker, who at any moment can decide the match.
{n8}His stats speak for themselves,
how good of a player he is.
Absolutely incredible!
Him doing what he's done,
you see how many trophies, how many goals.
It's just a joy to watch.
Siu!
It will be my fifth World Cup. Amen.
A very important player for our national team.
Ronaldo!
In Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo is an icon.
{n8}The first name when you see the lineup of Portugal
In by Ronaldo! He is a sensation!
He won five Ballon d'Ors.
{n8}Cristiano Ronaldo.
Goal! Goal!
Siu!
He is the most followed person on Instagram.
I think to be good looking helps too.
You broke the all-time record for shirt sales in 24 hours.
You actually beat a guy called Messi at PSG.
- You must have been happy about that. - Of course I was.
The Manchester United tweet
announcing that you were rejoining the club
was the most liked tweet I think in Twitter history.
When I arrived, I thought everything will be different.
You end the season with 24 goals for Manchester United...
It's a Ronaldo!
...by any normal yardstick,
it's an incredible performance, and yet you were still getting criticized.
Everyone knows that press,
they want to put me on the first page because they know they will sell more.
{n8}Ten Hag wanted to show you who the boss was.
He dropped you, he benched you.
{n8}Is a Manchester United manager not allowed to put Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench?
{n8}You think he respects you?
{n8}He don't respect the way I should deserve.
{n8}His stats since he's come back to Man United... are good.
{n8}Goal scoring wise, yeah.
{n8}The game's about goals.
{n8}It's hard when you are a little bit... down.
{n8}- What's he here for? - To help them win a trophy.
Do you read newspapers? Do you read social media?
The press are garbage.
And they lie. They constantly lie and they constantly attack me.
{n8}Ronaldo is going to have to go somewhere else
{n8}if he can't accept being on the bench.
I think it was a strategy from the club.
They wanted you to leave?
Probably, yes.
- They're trying to force you out? - Yes.
Then I felt betrayed.
{n8}Breaking news, Cristiano Ronaldo leaves Manchester United
with immediate effect after his damning TV interview.
Cristiano Ronaldo's controversial interview
is making headlines around the world,
so how will that affect Portugal's preparation?
Good morning, Cristiano.
Is this the most important tournament in your career
to prove to the world, and especially those in Manchester,
that you don't deserve to be on the bench in this team?
Another controversy, but I'm used to it.
If I had to prove myself at 37 years and eight months,
I would be worried.
In 2016, we weren't contenders but we reached the final.
It was complicated. I started the game,
but I didn't finish it.
That is not good news, is it?
I think that's the end of his night by the looks of him.
Tears from those eyes.
It looks as though Fernando Santos has to go for a plan B.
The media always tried to bring
an image of arrogant from Cristiano Ronaldo,
which I don't think it's true.
{n8}I remember I was in the dressing room.
{n8}Then I came back out.
In that final, we saw another side.
How Ronaldo loves the country and not just himself.
Cristiano Ronaldo's pulling all the strings.
He can hardly walk himself.
People could see how nervous I was.
I was so nervous.
The images speak for themselves.
Here comes Eder. Not got much help.
He doesn't need any help! How about that!
It was a glorious day for Portugal.
I think it was... the highlight of my career.
It was the first trophy in Portugal's history.
Portugal, champions of Europe 2016.
In that final, Ronaldo showed that he's the heartbeat of the team.
Thank you.
This victory,
this Euro, belongs to all of you.
Those here in Portugal,
all the immigrants,
the players here, and the coach deserve it.
You were spectacular from start to finish and always believed in us.
Thank you all very much.
The big breaking news this evening
is that Cristiano Ronaldo will not start.
We thought this could be a mistake. It's impossible. Why?
Is he injured?
It's a technical option?
Coaches are paid to make the big calls
and hopefully get those big calls right.
It was a shock to see Cristiano being dropped to the bench.
All selected players feel pressure
because they want to do their best for Portugal.
They want to be ready in case they have an opportunity to play.
Up top,
Gonçalo Ramos makes his first international start,
filling the boots of Cristiano Ronaldo.
João Félix...
And Ramos!
He has thundered that in! What a dream night for the kid!
Pepe!
The granddaddy of them all!
In by Diogo Dalot,
and touched home at the near post by Ramos again!
Ramos...
Delicious hat-trick!
Dream the dream, why don't you!
A Portuguese change, but only really one headline change.
Coming off, Gonçalo Ramos.
Go on then, what have you still got?
Ronaldo would love to grab himself the crowning moment
and Carvalho has sought him out.
Seemed to be offside, Ronaldo's kept on going
and has thrust it home, but the flag is up.
He knew. He knew.
Flicks it in for Leão...
Leão!
Consider the cake iced.
{n8}Portugal mean this as well, you know. Portugal really mean this.
{n8}Into a World Cup quarter-final for the first time since 2006.
You have to fear us. Fear Ramos, fear Fernandes,
fear Bernardo.
The guy didn't score goals or anything!
Our creative force is to the limit now.
There's new blood,
so maybe it's time to give space for new players as well.
{n8}Not even in my wildest dreams
{n8}did I think that I would be in the starting line-up
{n8}of a knockout stage in the World Cup and score a hat-trick.
Gonçalo Ramos gave an amazing performance tonight
and he showed he has to be the one playing number 9.
Portugal have huge talent,
but I think that Ronaldo can help players
like Gonçalo Ramos even if he's not playing.
Getting to a quarter-final is already a big step.
As a player in that moment you think that there's a long way to go.
Portugal is in a huge competition.
We haven't been in the quarter-finals for a long time.
Oh, what a finish!
Moroccan mayhem!
Yeah, it's great to get to this stage of the competition.
It's about making sure we deliver.
Messi!
We're going to give it our all.
We'll do everything we can to win.
The Dutch have it!
We have to stay united as we did in the last few games.
{n8}We believe in our chances.
A sea of Croatian celebration!
Goal for Brazil!
You have to be at your best. This is the moment that matters the most.
Anything can happen.
And your superstars have to shine.
If they don't shine...
this is where you go.
Okay, Thiago, are you ready?
Brazil have always been one of the favorites.
What does that mean to you?
It means nothing.
Based on my 20 years of experience in football...
♪ How about it? We made it! ♪
...being favorites doesn't matter on the pitch.
You have to earn it.
Incredible player.
Had a great career and to still be doing what he's doing now at his age
is a testament to him.
I'm 38 years old.
{n8}People say I'm old,
{n8}now I'm at the end of my career.
Yet still...
This is his fourth World Cup, and his third as captain.
For the love of God, it's the last one.
It's my last one as a player!
Why do you think Brazil haven't won the World Cup in 20 years?
Why?
Man...
In 2010 something happened...
{n8}at half-time against the Netherlands.
{n8}An argument broke out between Lúcio and Júlio César
in the dressing room.
Second half...
we conceded two goals very quickly, one after the other.
Then in 2014,
we didn't underestimate Germany.
However,
I was suspended for the semi-final against Germany.
{n8}Germany, they have got seven.
A huge loss.
{n8}The passion is immense.
{n8}No! Go!
{n8}At certain moments,
the fans love to hate.
Fuck!
In 2018, man,
{n8}there was a lack of concentration at that moment
{n8}that could have been prevented.
{n8}Go fuck yourself!
They're under enormous pressure,
particularly when you're playing for Brazil.
He has had some ups and downs in his career.
Still... what he overcame made him...
who he is today.
I continue playing, helping my team,
helping the Brazilian national team.
But I'm way more prepared
than in 2014 or 2018.
You've got to realize that players are human beings as well
and we're fragile.
{n8}Pressure always exists if you play for Croatia.
So during World Cup qualifying,
Livaković was having a run of bad form and lost his place in the team.
{n8}And Luka Modrić took Livaković aside, had a chat with him,
showed brilliant leadership in terms of being honest.
I wouldn't be telling you this if I didn't care about you.
I like you, and that's why I'm telling you.
But I don't see you making progress
in the national team.
Maybe it's the pressure on you?
{n8}After extra time, it has finished Japan one, Croatia one.
{n8}It is a penalty competition.
It's because you're radiating uncertainty,
and it rubs off onto the team.
{n8}That was a really difficult time.
{n8}Every football player might face a time when they are not in form.
Everyone makes mistakes.
That's your problem. I have a feeling you are afraid to make a mistake.
You're afraid of making mistakes.
But who doesn't? Please name one person.
Because I didn't get to where I am being afraid to make mistakes.
I'm afraid I might make a mistake.
It just makes things worse.
If I think something needs to be said,
I say it.
Look, you're a great goalkeeper.
You have to know that. Do you know that?
Livaković!
Livaković saves again!
The captain steps up...
And he's denied!
Livaković!
He proved to be a great goalkeeper.
Luka is always there for us to give good advice.
He's always been there for me and everyone else.
He's a true captain.
Vinícius...
I'm your biggest fan.
Were you afraid of Brazil?
No, there was no fear.
When it comes to this stage
of playing against European teams in the quarter-finals,
Brazil have lost to France, the Netherlands,
Germany and Belgium.
And now there is Croatia.
Kramarić!
We are conscious that we have to go in there
and change what has happened in previous years.
Playing against Croatia who have Modrić...
Sensational goal!
...who recently won the Ballon d'Or,
is very difficult.
There are no easy games anymore.
A 37-year-old playing at his level
it's something quite rare.
But then, Thiago Silva...
Go get it, bro.
...Cristiano Ronaldo,
have proved that playing at the top level at this age
is becoming the norm.
Is everyone ready?
Is everyone in the car?
We have a beautiful family.
Isabelle takes care of everything.
She's one of the most important people in my life.
Our captain's wife.
The First Lady of Qatar 2022.
The First Lady of Brazil's World Cup.
So, if she's not aware of it,
she is now.
We're heading off to the match.
I'm relying on you to support Brazil because the sixth title is coming!
I'll only fly home if I've got the World Cup in my lap.
I won't come back empty-handed.
That's it.
It's done!
When you have a person like that by your side,
everything is easier when you step on the pitch.
I'm feeling optimistic about it
but we may still go home in tears.
For the love of God. Don't say that.
I mean, I don't believe it, but anything can happen.
Guys...
That's it, there is no other trophy!
There will be frustration if he retires and doesn't win the World Cup.
He deserves it.
Thiago doesn't deserve to retire
without a World Cup title.
Man, your life flashes before your eyes.
Several thoughts go through your mind...
the difficult times,
the people beside you on your journey.
Even those who criticized you,
like it or not, it makes you strong.
And I'm stronger.
{n8}It's 20 years since Brazil won a World Cup quarter-final
{n8}on foreign soil
{n8}but are they starting to warm up
and throw off the shackles as the tournament wears on?
The Croatian team had a great first half.
They had a great chance.
Juranović! Almost there! And also Perišić too!
{n8}In the second half, they slowed down a bit.
And we grew into the game.
Paquetá... Support arriving... It's Éder Militão!
Good block from Livaković!
Blocked by Livaković again!
We had to seize every opportunity.
Looking for Lucas Paquetá,
doesn't quite fall... Or does it!
Paquetá! Saved by Livaković!
Into the path of Neymar! Left foot!
He shoots!
A clear cut chance
against the keeper Livaković!
{n8}At the end of the second half
{n8}we will face another 30 minutes.
Can Croatia hang on
or will Brazil have the final say?
Petković comes forward... Not much available in support.
He's still going here, Petković! And still!
Now it's with some support from Brozović,
who blasts it!
If they had scored, it would've been difficult to come back.
Into Neymar...
Hit it, Neymar!
Goal!
It's Neymar!
Neymar is his name!
One-nil Brazil!
Having scored, we had to make sure
we didn't concede.
A moment of Brazilian brilliance
and now just 15 minutes away from the semi-finals.
I believed we could draw level.
As a team, we're used to such moments.
So I had faith.
I don't know how we became so exposed.
Fred went for a challenge and lost it.
That caught me by surprise.
Maybe a chance to break...
Here's Oršić now...
It happened so quickly.
Plenty of Croatian players up there,
{n8}and the shot finds the back of the net!
{n8}What a moment for Croatia!
Only four minutes left...
and my mind keeps repeating,
"Why, why, why?"
Penalties it will be.
I wanted penalties.
That's where they wanted to be.
It is exactly where they wanted to be.
Croatia will be believing right now
that this is gonna happen for them.
They've been through this.
And that has to be an advantage for them.
It has to be.
Nikola Vlašić...
decisively dispatched.
No, there was no fear.
These are psychological games between me and the striker.
Rodrygo asked to take the first one.
I looked to the middle of the pitch.
It wasn't pre-arranged, but Luka showed me where he'd shoot.
Rodrygo takes a deep breath.
It's Rodrygo...
Here he goes.
...against Livaković.
And it's saved!
Livaković is at it again!
Luka never gets it wrong.
Never any doubt.
Casemiro...
Yes!
Luka Modrić...
Cool as you like.
Pedro...
And he's put it away!
Oršić...
What a penalty that is!
Marquinhos can't miss!
Marquinhos has a solid shot.
He scores every penalty in training.
Marquinhos puts all his penalties in the same spot.
Every single penalty into that little corner.
It's 4-2 to Croatia.
He needs to score this.
Marquinhos!
Oh, he's missed!
Man,
there's not much to say.
A shock has happened!
Croatia win!
The feeling is just perfect.
Brazil are left heartbroken.
Why did Neymar not take the first one?
We have excellent penalty takers.
Is he the best one?
Yeah!
For me, he's the best in the world.
If he wants to be the last in line, so be it.
He didn't even get to take one.
But these are choices we make.
Life must go on, man.
We suffered a lot, me even more because it was my last chance.
I feared it.
I feared...
having the career I've had,
and to not achieve my main goal.
Don't worry.
You'll come back stronger.
I love you. Cheer up and be strong.
I AM NOT THE OWNER OF THE WORLD, BUT I AM HIS SON
I never got the chance to make it to the final.
It still hurts.
And it will hurt for a long time.
As players, we suffer.
But it's part of the game for a player to suffer.
But for our families...
it hurts.
{n8}How are your kids?
{n8}They came with you, right?
{n8}Yes, in that building.
{n8}They understand how games work, right?
They understand everything, that's the problem,
so they're sad we lost.
But my wife is the one who suffers the most.
Our wives are the ones who feel the most.
- Your wife was here too? - Yes, she was at the game.
As players, we are more used to losing.
If you lose in Brazil,
they kill you. So for our wives it's much harder than it is for us.
We're used to living these moments.
I don't know what I'll do.
I have so much going on in my mind.
Are you going to Brazil now?
No, I'm not.
So from here you're going somewhere else?
If we won, I would have gone to Brazil, sure.
Yes, yes.
Now it's impossible.
It's the last year for me.
Thanks.
Good luck, mate.
We keep in touch.
Yes. All the best to you too.
Good luck for the season.
Thank you.
We are happy to be here with the head coach, Fernando Santos.
So let's go straight to the press conference, okay?
In these last few days, much has been said and written
about a conversation between yourself and Cristiano Ronaldo.
{n8}Of course that conversation happened. It would have been odd if it hadn't.
Obviously Cristiano was not happy with my decision.
He has never told me
or anyone else on our staff
that he wanted to quit our national team.
In my opinion, people tend to overanalyze
every little thing about Cristiano.
The most important thing is to win.
If I don't score and the team wins,
then that's okay with me.
I'm very calm about it.
His replacement scored three goals
and that proves that the coach was right to take that decision.
Will the starting 11 be the same,
with Gonçalo Ramos, for example?
The idea that you shouldn't change a winning team just isn't true.
{n8}Is our next opponent similar to the Swiss?
They are a completely different team.
Everybody loves an underdog.
Morocco, with the chance to win it.
You're rooting for the smaller guy
who you didn't even know two weeks earlier.
Hakimi gets it done!
{n8}Morocco, into the quarter-finals for the first time ever!
{n8}Now you're in love with him. You want him to do well.
You want him to win because they've never done it before.
It was the World Cup stunner that sent Morocco into a frenzy.
Wow. You would not believe it.
{n8}Bravo, Lions!
In Qatar, each game was like we were playing in Morocco.
{n8}For us it was a huge pleasure
{n8}to have been able to make all these people happy.
Our next opponent is a very strong team.
{n8}We've been a surprise package,
{n8}as people didn't expect us to be in the knockout stages.
They're a really well organized team
with great quality.
We're lucky to work with players like Achraf Hakimi, who plays for PSG,
Noussair Mazraoui of Bayern Munich,
Hakim Ziyech, who plays for Chelsea.
If we think this game will be easy,
it won't.
I believe Portugal will win,
but I'm sure the Morocco coach thinks the exact opposite.
We're talking about the World Cup quarter-finals.
We'll be up against one of the best teams in the world,
so we'll have to give it absolutely everything.
Don't think we're satisfied by reaching the quarter-finals.
When the coach arrived,
he only had two and a half months
to prepare for the competition,
including only ten days of training
with the team before going to the World Cup.
He came in with a clear speech.
The exact words were,
"Whoever's here just to play in three matches
has no place in my team."
We had to have this ambition to get through to the next round.
Yeah!
He wanted to change the mentality.
We have a very strong relationship.
I'm very close to them, like a big brother, a father,
and sometimes a teammate too.
We're a group and family first and foremost.
It's important to have family by your side for us Moroccans.
It was a great decision to bring all the families
because they need this energy coming from the stands.
Everything we do is also for them.
It's a strength for us.
To make them smile, to see them happy
and to see them cry with happiness.
Now we have another important game to enter even further into history.
We feel very motivated to step up to meet this challenge.
Hello.
Despite the fact that we were born and grew up abroad,
some in France, some in Spain,
in Holland, in Belgium...
{n8}Everyone appreciates what you're doing.
{n8}Thank you.
{n8}I mean everyone.
All of Africa, all Arabs.
What brings us together in the end is Morocco.
Go Morocco! Come on!
We have an immigration background.
We are all gathered to defend
the colors of our parents and grandparents
and I think it's something extraordinary,
to be able to bring together so many people from the diaspora.
Eight planes are coming today.
From Morocco?
Yes, from Morocco.
This is insane!
Arrived today?
Just arrived, and we haven't slept at all.
{n8}Twenty-four hours now with no sleep.
{n8}You are warriors!
{n8}Not even a minute of sleep.
And I'm certain we'll win today with a good result.
Morocco will be the first Arab country to achieve this.
We knew we could make history by becoming the first African team
and the first Arab team to reach the semi-finals.
To enter the history of a continent,
not everyone has that opportunity.
There were three teams that failed.
Cameroon...
Senegal...
and Ghana.
People forget that Africa is very important for the Moroccans.
We feel there's a positive wind,
that a whole continent is behind us.
Are you nervous, guys?
Yes, the closer you get to the stadium
you start to feel more stressed.
Of course there's a lot of pride
because we see all the people supporting us.
It gives you extra strength.
That's why we are putting our heart and soul
into achieving this goal.
It really is an incredible group,
so I'm very proud to be their captain.
Like a dream...
This is the Arab dream.
We know that all over the world, we are being watched.
We can easily miss out and disappoint lots of people.
And as for what's coming, we shall see.
Only God knows what's going to happen.
Cristiano Ronaldo, left out of the side.
This time it wasn't even a question.
Morocco, intending to be the first from their continent
into the final four.
Separated from them only by the Strait of Gibraltar,
Portugal, semi-finalists twice before,
and believing.
Whipped in towards João Félix who hurled his frame at it.
Ziyech whips it in, En-Nesyri highest!
Couldn't keep his header down.
We knew that if we were at 99%, it wouldn't be enough.
Came back to João Félix!
Shot is deflected just off-target.
How close is that?
We had to stand together and give everything we'd got.
Ounahi...
And still...
Attiyat Allah.
We really gave it our all.
En-Nesyri!
Goal!
Goal, goal, goal!
The Morocco miracle is still on!
It was an exceptional moment.
See what he thinks. See what they think.
Lashed across goal and against the crossbar!
...leave it, Walid!
They've got something to cling to now.
Ounahi...
En-Nesyri is with him.
They've got a spare man here...
Attiyat Allah!
{n8}What an opportunity on the stroke of half time.
{n8}This could get tasty in the second half.
He was playing...
we should play more in the middle, two passes through the middle.
Come here, come here.
It's nothing. Move on.
Potential history
for a country, for a continent,
for the Arab people.
There are 45 minutes left.
We knew that we were going to suffer.
Ronaldo is getting loose.
The man perhaps for the crisis.
I felt a pain in my thigh.
Here he is.
Donning the cape, Cristiano Ronaldo.
A nation weighing on his shoulders,
steps up for Portugal.
Boy, this place is on edge.
It is effervescent.
Oh, Romain Saïss, the Moroccan captain has gone down here.
I was disappointed. I wanted to go all the way,
and suffer alongside my teammates, especially as the captain.
This is cruel because players they're losing
are their senior players.
I wanted to be there for them.
This is a substantial part of the Moroccan core.
I look up, I see my son crying, my whole family.
I was able to reassure them with a gesture and a smile,
telling them that it's okay, don't worry.
We've played Croatia, Belgium, Canada, Spain.
Set for... Bruno Fernandes!
In terms of intensity and rhythm
I think it's very, very hard for any team.
Ronaldo... João Félix!
In the match, you can watch the clock ticking down.
It was unbearable.
It seems like there'll be
only one ending to this pressure.
Ronaldo!
Bono got down, and Bono wrapped it up.
He couldn't have done too much more with this, Ronaldo.
We suffered three quarters of the match,
and now we're going to ruin everything?
Cheddira has just been shown a second yellow
and Morocco will finish with ten.
Famous song from Casablanca, "As Time Goes By,"
and time is ticking by.
No...
We had to stand firm.
We had to stay mentally strong.
Consider how it must be in Morocco.
They're down to ten men. They're seconds away.
Surely is it now?
In by Leão!
Wide by Pepe!
Morocco held its breath!
You can have less talent,
less quality, and less money,
but if you want it enough, if you work hard enough,
if you fight and believe... you'll be able to do anything.
{n8}It is a Moroccan marvel!
The Arab world unites!
We knew we were writing
one of the most beautiful pages
in Moroccan and African football.
For the first time,
there will be an African nation in the semi-finals.
It's especially important for future generations.
From now on, they know it's possible
for an African team to get to the semi-finals.
And why not the final?
It went beyond football.
We were able to convey the values
of family, solidarity, and faith.
And Cristiano Ronaldo is out!
Stellar tears.
Defeated without the crown and glory he craved for his sparkling career.
Dreaming is something I have always enjoyed.
If you asked me, if I finished my career today,
would I be happy?
Yes, of course!
Two entrenched intercontinental rivals...
They talked a lot.
As we always say, if you upset Leo or if you make him angry,
it's even worse.
Well, in this game.
Go and win this fucking game. Come on!
R elationship between Harry Kane and Hugo Lloris is a very strong one.
In a game like this, we're not friends.
The semi-final is that moment where you can feel it, you can touch it.
Be ready to fight in every moment of the game.
Next two games will make or break your dream
of winning the biggest prize in football.