World Cup dream was beautiful while it lasted, says Ronaldo

DOHA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Cristiano Ronaldo has appeared to acknowledge that his dream of winning the World Cup with Portugal is over after the team's elimination from football's showpiece tournament in Qatar.

Portugal were denied a berth in the semifinals after they suffered a 1-0 quarterfinal loss to Morocco in Doha on Saturday.

"Winning a World Cup for Portugal was the biggest and most ambitious dream