📹 CR7 opens up about retirement and gets annoyed by Messi question | OneFootball

On Tuesday (23), Cristiano Ronaldo ‘made his debut’ at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

With two goals in the 5-0 thrashing of Uzbekistan, CR7 looked relieved after a “dark week.”

“It was a difficult, dark week, it felt like I had already retired from football. But I held on, like I always do, because I believe in work more than anything else.”

The outburst would not have been a response only to his below-par performance in the first match, when he failed to score against DR Congo.

After all, there had been plenty of reports about alleged off-field issues between Portugal’s players and the big robot.

“I knew my teammates were going to help me too. It was difficult, I have to admit, but we’re back. I’m very happy.”

Finally, Cristiano Ronaldo responded about becoming the first player in history to score in six different World Cup editions.

“Records are always nice to break, but my goal is to help the national team achieve its objectives. The most important thing was the team’s work and the confidence we had.”

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Portugal’s post-thrashing interview, however, also had a “tense” moment.

And it happened precisely when a journalist (who was speaking in Spanish) was about to ask Cristiano Ronaldo about the records Messi broke at the 2026 World Cup.

The Portuguese star gave the reporter that classic “shut down,” not even letting him finish the question.

When he turned to another journalist, who asked if he could pose a question, CR7 went straight for him.

“It depends on the question, otherwise I won’t answer you.”

And, so no one could say Cristiano Ronaldo did not even want to “hear” Messi’s name, Portugal’s icon spoke about a possible World Cup final against Argentina.

“I don’t know what to answer. It’s a question that doesn’t make much sense. But, well, it would be great.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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