Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo affirmed that he is completely physically fit to continue playing at the 2026 World Cup with Portugal.
Cristiano Ronaldo was unable to conquer the Euro 2024 title with Portugal when he had to stop in the quarterfinals against France. Despite their efforts until the last minute, the lack of bravery on the penalty spot forced “Selecao Europe” to say goodbye to the tournament with great regret from fans.
Euro 2024 is also the last time football fans will see Ronaldo play on the biggest team-level playground in the old continent, because the 39-year-old superstar has announced that he will close a glorious chapter at this tournament. .
However, fans will likely still be able to watch the Al Nassr star play at another major tournament, and that is the 2026 World Cup. The basis for this is what Ronaldo shared about playing. at the 2026 World Cup, and the content was quoted by account X CristianoXtra: “I think I am capable of playing at the 2026 World Cup with the Portuguese team.”
Notably, if Ronaldo and Portugal win tickets to the 2026 World Cup, this will be the 6th consecutive time CR7 has participated in the biggest tournament on the planet and will become the first player in competition history. in 6 World Cups in his career. At that time, Ronaldo turned 41 years old and it would be unbelievable if this player could continue to maintain his current peak performance when playing as a striker.
In the previous 5 World Cups, Ronaldo appeared a total of 22 times, scoring 8 goals and 2 assists. However, the former Man Utd star has not been able to win the championship with Portugal at this prestigious playground, which is in contrast to the Euro playground when CR7 tasted the feeling of winning in 2016. .
In the immediate future, Ronaldo will take a breather after a disappointing Euro period and prepare to enter the new season with Al Nassr Club.