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Cristiano Ronaldo DID threaten to walk out on the World Cup, say Portuguese paper who first broke the story as they back their sources despite FA denial... and reveal more details of his 'tough, tense, heated' Fernando Santos talks Cristiano Ronaldo was left out of Portugal's side to face Switzerland on Tuesday Reports in Portugal claimed he threatened to leave Qatar after finding out The Portuguese FA denied this, insisting Ronaldo is fully committed to the team But Record, who first broke the story, have backed up their version of events Their latest report says Ronaldo briefly discussed walking out of the World Cup He made the threat during a 'tense, heated' discussion with Fernando Santos Yet Ronaldo did not follow up on it and has slowly tried to defuse the situation  Click here for the latest World Cup 2022 news, fixtures, live action and results

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Cristiano Ronaldo did threaten to leave the World Cup during a 'heated' discussion with Fernando Santos before slowly trying to calm the situation down, claims the Portuguese paper who first broke the story.

Explosive reports in Record on Thursday alleged that the 37-year-old was ready to walk out on Portugal's campaign in Qatar after discovering he would not start their last-16 tie against Switzerland earlier this week.

The Portuguese FA quickly denied the story, saying that Ronaldo 'builds up a unique track record every day at the service of the national team and the country, which must be respected and which attests to the unquestionable degree of commitment to the national team.' Ronaldo himself also rubbished any suggestions that he is not committed to the cause.

Cristiano Ronaldo did threaten to walk out of the World Cup, insist Portuguese paper Record

Cristiano Ronaldo did threaten to walk out of the World Cup, insist Portuguese paper Record

However, Record have now gone into further detail to back up their original version of events - insisting that Ronaldo briefly discussed leaving Qatar after finding out he would not be included in Santos' starting line-up.

Their latest report describes a 'tense, heated conversation' between the pair when Santos

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