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Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal role 'to be defined' - Fernando Santos

LUSAIL, Qatar -- Portugal coach Fernando Santos said Cristiano Ronaldo's ongoing role in his team is "something which has to be defined" after dropping the 37-year-old for Tuesday's 6-1 thrashing of Switzerland in the World Cup round of 16.

A hat trick from Ronaldo's replacement, 21-year-old Goncalo Ramos, in addition to goals from Pepe, Raphael Guerreiro and substitute Rafael Leao set up a quarterfinal with Morocco on Saturday.

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