📹 Cristiano Ronaldo confirms 2026 World Cup exit: not tomorrow, I hope | OneFootball

Next Monday (6), Portugal will take the field again to face Spain in Dallas at 4 p.m. (Brasília time) in the Round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

On the eve of the Iberian derby, Cristiano Ronaldo was chosen to give the press conference. 

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Portugal’s greatest icon, CR7 confirmed that, at 41, this will be the last World Cup in which he will take the field.

"I’m always here body and soul. Whether playing or not for the national team, I will always have an important role. As I said a few years ago, I’ll stop when I want to. Not when you want me to (...). I don’t want to be the center of attention because of that, because the most important thing is that we play well (...). It’s about enjoying it to the fullest, since it will be my last World Cup. I hope that tomorrow (Monday) won’t be the last match."

Cristiano Ronaldo played in his first World Cup in 2006, in Germany. 

After that, the superstar led Portugal in the 2010 (South Africa), 2014 (Brazil), 2018 (Russia), and 2022 (Qatar) editions.

In 2026, CR7 scored three goals in four matches.

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