Felt sorry for Cristiano Ronaldo when he was walking down the tunnel in tears: Garry Neville

Former England and Manchester United defender Gary Neville has said that he felt sorry for ex-teammate Cristiano Ronaldo after he was eliminated from the World Cup. Portugal was knocked out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after succumbing to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Morocco in the quarter-final stage.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Neville, who has been a critic of Ronaldo's recent behavior, said he felt sorry for him when he saw pictures of Ronaldo walking down the tunnel in tears.

"I actually felt sorry for Cristiano in the end, when he was walking down that tunnel in tears. That's never a good image. You know he's thinking, this is it, I'm never going to play in this tournament again," said Neville.

The former Manchester United full-back said what Ronaldo has achieved is an overachievement in his eyes, given his age of 37.

"I wouldn't class it as an underachievement from Ronaldo, I'd say it's an overachievement that he's doing what he's doing at the age of 37, it's just the way it ended with him being out of the team," Neville added.

The 47-year-old said he was more disappointed with Portugal as a collective than he was with Ronaldo at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

"In the end, I thought Portugal were really poor in that last half-hour against Morocco. If you look at how to chase a football match, this was nothing to do with Ronaldo, it was more to do with Bernardo Silva and Bruno Fernandes and the way they played in the game, they were so deep and found themselves having to play impossible passes, or just recycle the ball side to side. I was more disappointed with Portugal as a collective than I was with Ronaldo," said Neville.

With just two teams left in the tournament, Argentina will lock horns with France in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final on December 18.