Ronaldo could not hide the pain of being out of the World Cup, said a heart touching thing on farewell

Cristiano Ronaldo Career Statistics: Portugal captain and star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo said that his FIFA World Cup career has also ended with the defeat against Spain in the Round of 16. He also said that this was his last World Cup and now he will not participate in the seventh World Cup.

What did Ronaldo say after the defeat?

In his statement, Ronaldo said, ‘I am fine. The only sad thing is that my World Cup journey ended like this. I gave it my all and I don’t regret anything.’

Elaborating further, he said, ‘There are both wins and losses in a footballer’s life. Now I will spend time with my family and will not take any hasty decisions regarding the future.’

Made a great record in the World Cup

41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo played a total of 27 matches in his World Cup career. In this matter, only Argentina’s Lionel Messi is ahead of him, who has played 30 World Cup matches. Ronaldo scored 11 goals in his FIFA World Cup debut and became the first player in the world to score in six different World Cup tournaments.

Showed strength in this World Cup also

Ronaldo scored three goals in this tournament. He scored two goals in a 5–0 win against Uzbekistan, while also scoring his first goal in World Cup knockout matches with a penalty against Croatia. On the basis of this victory, Portugal made it to the last-16.

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The World Cup journey started from 2006

Cristiano Ronaldo played his first World Cup in Germany in 2006. In the same tournament, he scored the first World Cup goal against Iran and played an important role in taking Portugal to the semi-finals after 40 years. After this, he also participated in the 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026 World Cups and made a record of scoring at least one goal in every tournament.

The dream of World Cup trophy remained unfulfilled

Ronaldo said he is proud of all the big and small achievements of his career as he led Portugal to three major titles. Under his captaincy, the team won the European Championship in 2016, while also winning the UEFA Nations League (UEAF) title in 2019 and 2025. However, his dream of winning the World Cup trophy could not be fulfilled. The journey till the semi-finals of 2006 was the best performance of his World Cup career.

Let’s see the statistics of Cristiano Ronaldo’s entire football journey so far –

Ronaldo’s statistics in the national game

Ronaldo’s statistics in international competition

Ronaldo’s statistics in club matches