Portugal’s dramatic 2022 World Cup run has been punctuated with their head coach getting axed.

Fernando Santos was dumped by Portugal on Thursday after the team was eliminated by Morocco, 1-0, in the World Cup quarterfinals, the second straight game in which Cristiano Ronaldo was not in the starting lineup.Santos, 68, took over as Portugal’s coach following the 2014 World Cup after the team fired Paulo Bento. Santos coached Greece from 2010-14.In 2016, Santos led Portugal to a UEFA European Championship title, the country’s first major international trophy. Portugal was then eliminated by Uruguay in the Round of 16 at the 2018 World Cup.Ronaldo cast a cloud over Portugal’s 2022 World Cup campaign as his explosive interview with Piers Morgan, in which he ripped his club Manchester United, aired just before he reported to Qatar. United quickly rid itself of Ronaldo, whose free-agent status was the subject of rumors throughout the tournament.

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