Russian footballer Artem Dzyuba said Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to play for Portugal by "just being there". Talking about Ronaldo being benched during the Qatar World Cup, Dzyuba stated, "Against Switzerland, it was like, 'Ah, that's it. Old f**k. Nobody needs you'...The man scored 800 goals...Portugal is associated with Ronaldo for the whole world. And, that's how you treat him!"