EBN- Cristiano Ronaldo is the best player in the world, and he will be at the 2026 World Cup,” Fernando Santos said on the sidelines of the closing ceremony of the 110th anniversary celebrations of the Portuguese Football Federation.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who will celebrate his 40th birthday on February 5, is the all-time top scorer for his country with 135 goals (a world record) scored in 217 matches, and the all-time top scorer in football with 917 goals so far.
The 2026 World Cup is expected to be the last major football competition for the captain of Saudi club Al-Nassr with the Portuguese national team.
The legend Cristiano Ronaldo participated 5 times in the European Nations Cup finals in the years (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024), 5 times in the World Cup finals in the years (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022), the 2017 Confederations Cup and the 2019 European Nations League finals, and scored at least one goal in all of those competitions.
The Real Madrid legend played in the Euro 2024 finals, which were hosted by Germany last summer, where the Portuguese national team reached the quarter-finals, and Ronaldo became the first player in the world to participate in 13 major national team football competitions ever.
EBN,Former Portugal coach Fernando Santos has said that legend Cristiano Ronaldo will play in the World Cup finals.
