Ronaldo called the 2026 FIFA World Cup the last in his career

Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed on July 5 during the pre-match conference that the current FIFA World Cup will be the last in his career.

"This will be my last World Cup, but let's hope that tomorrow's match won't be my last," ESPN quoted him as saying.

Speaking about the possible end of his career, Ronaldo noted that he would leave with a clear conscience.

In the next match, the Portuguese national team will face the Spanish team. The meeting will take place at 22:00 Moscow time. This game will be the third in the history of the national teams. Ronaldo himself participated in six World Cups and scored at each of them.

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On July 3, Ronaldo rose to a clean second place in history in terms of the number of matches played at the World Cups. The match of the 1/16 finals of the world Championship against the Croatian national team was the 26th for the 41-year-old Portuguese at the world cups. According to this indicator, Ronaldo beat the German football legend Lothar Mattheus, who has 25 games to his credit.