Follow usThe superstar of world football and the Portugal national men’s team, Cristiano Ronaldo, has confirmed the World Cup in North America next year will be his last.
Ronaldo, who is 40 years old, has netted 953 goals in his career so far, and he also added that he would retire from the sport in a year or two.
The 2026 World Cup, which will be held in Canada, Mexico, and the USA, would be Cristiano’s 6th.
The Portuguese forward answered in an interview that the World Cup next year will definitely be his last: “I will be 41 years old and that would be my maximum in the biggest tournament in the world.”
Cristiano, who is playing in the Saudi Pro League as part of Al-Nassr, is the all-time leading men’s international goalscorer with 143, as he wants to reach the milestone of 1,000 career goals before he retires.
Ronaldo triumphed at the international level with the Euro 2016, but he never won the World Cup, as that is 1 of the few major trophies that he hasn’t won yet, and he will have only one more chance next year in North America.
🚨 Cristiano Ronaldo: “I will retire soon… I did and gave everything for football in the last 25 years”.
“It’s probably one or two years. For sure this will be my last World Cup, definitely”.
“I’m really enjoying the moment”, told Tourise in Riyadh. pic.twitter.com/reZO4PlLGk
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