After Portugal lost 1-0 to Spain in the FIFA World Cup round of 16, Semedo discussed Ronaldo's final FIFA World Cup and the team's future. He said all Portuguese people should applaud and thank Ronaldo, while also emphasizing that the team still has great potential.

Semedo said: "Yes, he said a few words to the whole team. As for Cristiano, we can only say thank you. This was his last FIFA World Cup, so I think not only the media but all Portuguese people should applaud him and thank him. After all, he is a symbol of this country, the pillar of Portugal. Thank God, I can tell this story to my grandchildren in the future—that I played with Cristiano in the national team, shared a locker room with him, and fought for the nation."

All of us are disappointed by this elimination; we had hoped to get through this round and go further in the FIFA World Cup. Now we need to lift our heads, rest well, and come back stronger.

I think every generation of Portuguese players is excellent. We had the generation that won the Euros, and then we won the Nations League in 2019. Last year, we defeated the same opponents again and won the Nations League once more. So I think everyone should continue to believe in us because we have proven that we have great potential.

Some matches don't go as we expect. We face different opponents who present different challenges, and sometimes we simply don't perform at the level we should.

This is common in football matches. Sometimes we play poorly but win, and sometimes we play well but fail to win. We need to take the positives from this, identify our shortcomings, and continue to improve.

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