Cristiano Ronaldo says goodbye to the World Cup with a disappointing last World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo said goodbye to the World Cups this Monday (6), after Portugal's elimination to Spain in the round of 16. His national team's campaign in the striker's last tournament was considered disappointing.
The number 7 ends his historic spell with a record six appearances in World Cups. He shares the brand with Argentina's Lionel Messi and Mexico's Guillermo Ochoa.
Retirement from the Portuguese National Team had already been confirmed in November 2025. "I will be 41 years old and I believe it will be time to stop", declared Cristiano Ronaldo at the time.
Portugal's campaign in the last World Cup
In the 2026 World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo scored three goals. Two of them were in the defeat of Uzbekistan, in the group stage, and one against Croatia, in the round of 16.
In the other two Group K games, Portugal drew with DR Congo and Colombia.
Records and farewell to the national team
Cristiano Ronaldo says goodbye to the Portuguese national team at the age of 41. In his career, there were 233 games and 145 goals scored for the national team. In all World Cups, he participated in 27 matches, with 11 goals scored and two assists.
CR7's career in World Cups
At the age of 21, Cristiano Ronaldo made his World Cup debut in Germany in 2006. Under the command of Luiz Felipe Scolari, he scored one goal in six matches. Portugal ended the edition with a defeat in the dispute for third place against the host.
In 2010, in the South African Cup, he found the net once. Portugal was eliminated in the round of 16 by Spain, who would go on to become champions of the tournament.
Portugal's worst campaign in the 'Cristiano Ronaldo Era' was in Brazil, in 2014. The European team was eliminated in the group stage, and the striker scored a single goal in three matches.
Considered by many to be Cristiano Ronaldo's best World Cup, the 2018 edition in Russia featured a hat-trick against Spain. The Portuguese scored four goals in total, but his team was eliminated in the round of 16 against Uruguay.
In a previous World Cup, he became a substitute for Portugal after the group stage. The team was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Morocco, and the striker scored one goal in five matches, the last two coming off the bench.
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Source: CNN