Santos: Cristiano Ronaldo Was 'Insulted' by South Korea Player During World Cup Sub

Portugal fell to South Korea 2-1 in the group stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, but there was more drama on the pitch than just the loss.

Portugal head coach Fernando Santos said that superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was "insulted" by South Korea's Cho Gue-sung as he was walking off the field to be subbed off in the 65th minute.

"The player from Korea was insulting him telling him to go away, so that is the reason why he was angry, everyone saw that," Santos said, per ESPN's Rob Dawson. "I saw the interaction with the Korea player and I don't have any doubts about it and if you see the images you see Pepe went towards the Korea player.

"He was not aggressive, he was only verbally aggressive, he was speaking in English to Cristiano, and Cristiano said, 'Perhaps he had a bad day.'"

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