Bruno Fernandes has despatched an emotional message to Portugal followers following his facet’s shock World Cup exit on Satuday.
Portugal suffered a 1-0 defeat to Morocco within the quarter-final of the match in Doha, with Youssef En-Nesyri’s purpose proving to be the distinction within the match.
Posting on his Twitter account, Fernandes admitted his facet’s ‘dream fell aside’ following the outcome, which left Cristiano Ronaldo in tears.
Bruno Fernandes has despatched an emotional message to Portugal followers on his Twitter account
Fernandes stated his facet’s dream’s ‘fell aside’ after they have been eradicated from the World Cup
‘It is troublesome to specific in a couple of phrases every little thing we felt yesterday after the sport ended’, he stated. ‘Our dream fell aside once we did every little thing to make it finish in a different way.
‘It is unhappy and painful as a result of representing ours means way more than simply enjoying soccer. Regardless of the elimination, I’m very proud to be Portuguese and much more pleased with all those that represented our nation with me on this World Cup.
‘I’d additionally wish to congratulate the Moroccan crew for the nice sport and for deservedly qualifying for the semi-finals of the World Cup.’
Portugal lose 1-0 to Morocco within the quarter-final of the match in Doha on Saturday
Portugal have been heavy favourites going into the tie regardless of Morocco’s successes to date on the match.
They might have gone onto face France within the semifinals on Wednesday had they progresses, however the African facet will now tackle the defending champions.
Ronaldo, in the meantime, won’t return to Lisbon on Sunday with a number of different members of the crew.
Ronaldo will probably be accompanied by 9 others in staying on in Qatar, after the Portuguese FA introduced solely 14 gamers could be returning to the nation’s capital following Saturday’s defeat.
Alongside the previous Manchester United ahead, Bernardo Silva, Fernandes, Diogo Dalot, Ruben Neves, Rui Patricio, Raphael Guerreiro, Rafael Leao, Joao Cancelo and Maheus Nunes, will stay in Qatar.
Fernandes, nonetheless, will quickly return to England to affix up along with his Manchester United team-mates forward of the resumption of the Premier League after Christmas.
