Ronaldo's retirement: Will he play FIFA WC 2026? Legend clears air

Portuguese shot prima Cristiano Ronaldo announced connected Tuesday that the 2026 FIFA World Cup would beryllium his last tourney quality arsenic helium approaches the extremity of his illustrious career.When asked astir his World Cup farewell, Ronaldo responded, “soon for maine means successful 10 years … no, I’m joking”. He past added, “I’m gonna beryllium 41 years aged and I deliberation it volition beryllium the moment.”The legendary forward, who has netted implicit 950 vocation goals for nine and country, began his nonrecreational travel astatine Sporting CP successful 2002.Ronaldo precocious extended his enactment with Saudi Arabian nine Al-Nassr until 2027. At property 40, helium remains focused connected competing successful adjacent year's World Cup, which notably remains the lone large trophy absent from his extended postulation of accolades.“I consciousness precise bully successful this moment. I people goals; I inactive consciousness speedy and sharp.

I’m enjoying my crippled successful the nationalist team. But of course, let’s beryllium honest. What I mean by soon is astir apt 1 oregon 2 years."Reflecting connected his bequest and decades-long travel successful football, helium said, “I gave everything for football. I’ve been successful the crippled for the past 25 years. I did everything", and added, “I’m truly proud. So let’s bask the moment, unrecorded the moment.”