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It was a Malayali who was at the helm of affairs of the Al Bayt stadium in Qatar, which hosted nine matches of the FIFA World Cup. Zachariah Joseph, a Kottayam native, is the first Indian to complete the FIFA sports management course.
Data analyst Nielsen Gracenote looked at the relatively recent trend and found that of the seven players brought on at the end of extra time in the World Cup or European Championship to take a penalty, all seven missed.
Ronaldo ended the tournament as a bench player and had no impact as a substitute in his team's 1-0 quarterfinal loss to Morocco.
Youssef En-Nesyri leapt high in the air to head home the games only goal just before half-time at the Al-Thumama Stadium to strike a significant blow against football's established order.
The Atlas Lions have the best defensive record among all quarterfinalists, conceding just one goal from four matches.
Ronaldo was benched for Portugal's first knockout game on Tuesday as they beat Switzerland 6-1, with his replacement Goncalo Ramos netting a hat-trick
Portugal will meet Morocco in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
Portugal crushed Switzerland 6-1 in their round-of-16 encounter that started with Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench.
Last edition's runners-up Croatia take on hot favourites Brazil in the first quarterfinal.
Morocco, Africa's last hope in Qatar, stunned the 2010 champions in shootout after the match ended goalless in 120 minutes.