š¹ CR7 keeps future under wraps and likens biggest title to the Copa
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This Monday (6), Portugal lost to Spain 1-0 and bowed out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the round of 16.
The result also brought Cristiano Ronaldoās World Cup story to an end after six editions.
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After the match, the iconic No. 7 confirmed that he will not be present at the 2030 World Cup, where Portugal will be one of the hosts alongside Spain and Morocco, but he was vague about whether he will continue with the Portuguese national team.
"I donāt make decisions in the heat of the moment. Thatās not important right now."
Although he has not decided whether he will wear Portugalās shirt again, Cristiano Ronaldo assured that he will not retire from football after the elimination.
"Iām not retiring today."
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Finally, the āBig Robotā gave something of a retrospective on his journey with the Portugal national team.
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated the three biggest titles in Portugalās history (Euro 2016 and the Nations League 2018/19 and 2024/25) and said that the first carries the same weight as a World Cup.
š The greatest in a nationās history
Whether youāre a fan or a hater, anyone has to recognize that Portugal was on one level in world football before Cristiano Ronaldo and is now on a much higher one.
Since CR7 made his professional debut, Portugal has played in every World Cup (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026).
Before Cristiano, there had been only three World Cup appearances in 17 editions.
In 2006, just two years after CR7ās debut for the national team, and after the historic runner-up finish at Euro 2004, Portugal (coached by Luiz Felipe Scolari) reached its best-ever World Cup finish ā the semifinals, against France.
After that, the Portuguese were eliminated in the round of 16 in 2010 (against Spain), in the group stage of the 2014 World Cup, again in the round of 16 in 2018 (against Uruguay), in the quarterfinals in 2022 (against Morocco), and once again in the round of 16 in 2026, against Spain.
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