The 37-year-old is yet to impress at the tournament, and as a result, some fans believe it is time to give their captain a rest.

Argentina, the Netherlands, France, and England are all through to the 2022 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals so far, with Portugal getting the opportunity to join those teams on Tuesday when they face Switzerland in the round of 16.

Cristiano Ronaldo will look to lead his nation to victory over the tricky Nati in what should be his final tournament. However, despite being their talisman and most iconic player, not everyone back home loves the sight of the five-time Ballon d'Or winner in Fernando Santos' lineup.

A recent poll done by well-known Portuguese news outlet A Bola surveyed their readers on whether A Seleção captain should start, and shockingly, the majority opted to leave the Real Madrid star out of the lineup.

In fact, a whopping 70 percent of the readers that took part in that survey voted in favor of benching the all-time leading goalscorer in international football while 30 percent want to see him start against Switzerland.

The 37-year-old has been at the heart of Portugal's Qatar 2022 campaign, starting in all three group-stage games. However, the 37-year-old has only one goal under his belt, which came courtesy of a penalty, and is yet to light the stage.

His most recent outing was in the 2-1 defeat to South Korea in which he accidentally assisted one of the Asian giants' two goals and was thus slammed for his performance. Rafael Leao, Joao Felix, Goncalo Guedes, Andre Silva, and Goncalo Ramos are the attackers who could get time under the spotlight were CR7 to be rotated.

Nonetheless, Cristiano is undeniably one of the greatest players to have graced the game and if Fernando Santos' side are to go all the way, they will need their captain. Victory over Switzerland is the next hurdle and should the European heavyweights overcome Xhaka and Co., they will face Spain or Morocco in the quarterfinals.