Cristiano Ronaldo is laser-focused to propel Portugal past Switzerland and straight into the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday. Only two last-eight spots remain to be taken in Qatar after five-time victors Brazil brushed aside South Korea 4-1 and 2018 finalists Croatia fired past Japan through a merciful penalty shoot-out.
Ronaldo was dominating the headlines at the tournament even before he shot a goal after initiating a tongue-lashing against Manchester United and their manager Erik ten Hag. The 37-year-old superstar forward is appearing in his last World Cup and has kind of upheld his previous dominance in Qatar despite all the hype.
After shooting a penalty goal in his team's opening match against Ghana to become the first player to score at five World Cups, he has since failed to slot at the back of the net again.