Santos after Portugal’s elimination: “Resign is not in my vocabulary”

Morocco became the first African side to reach the World Cup semi-finals after beating

1-0 as En-Nesyri's header proved to be the only goal of the match. The hattrick hero against Switzerland, Ramos, was preferred to

in the starting line-up while Ronaldo took to the field in the second half but they failed to provide the finishing touch.

Fernando Santos

claims he has no regrets over not starting his captain. He told his post-match interview:

"No, I don't think so. I have no regrets, no regrets.

"This was a team that played very well against Switzerland. Cristiano Ronaldo is a great player, he came in when we thought it was necessary. No, I have no regret."

On the criticism the former Manchester United star faced and the impact on him, Santos added

: "I do not think that the criticism he faced had any impact on the match. We have always been a team that is very united.

"If we take two people that were the most upset about the game, perhaps it was Cristiano and myself. We are upset of course, it affects us, but it's part of the game as a coach and a player."

 On whether he would

quit his job

or not, the Portugal head coach said:

"I have already discussed this with the president.

"Since 2014 the possibility of resignation has been discussed. This word is not part of our vocabulary.

"We did not go as far as we wanted, it's sad. Our team has great quality, we could have played better but there were games where we needed a touch of luck. That did not happen."

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