Doha, December 11 (QNA) - Cristiano Ronaldo said that winning the World Cup with Portugal was the biggest dream of his career.
"To win a World Cup for Portugal was the biggest and most ambitious dream of my career. Fortunately, I won many titles of international dimension, including for Portugal," Ronaldo wrote on Instagram.
On Saturday, Morocco defeated Portugal 1-0 in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
"There's no point in reacting in the heat of the moment," Ronaldo added.
"Let's hope that time will be a good counsellor and allow everyone to draw their own conclusions," he wrote.
"I just want everyone to know that a lot was said, a lot was written, a lot was speculated, but my dedication to Portugal didn't change for an instant," Ronaldo added.
"I was always one more player fighting for everyone's goal and I would never turn my back on my teammates and my country." "In the five World Cups I played, always alongside great players and supported by millions of Portuguese, I gave it my all. I left everything on the field. I never turned my back on the fight and I never gave up on this dream.
"Unfortunately, yesterday, the dream ended. The dream was beautiful while it lasted." Ronaldo, 37, came from the bench in Portugal's last two matches in World Cup, a decision which provoked debate in Portugal and the football world. (QNA)