Ronaldo expects his 6th World Cup at age 41 next year is 'definitely' his last

Cristiano Ronaldo says helium expects his grounds sixth World Cup adjacent twelvemonth astatine property 41 volition beryllium his last

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Cristiano Ronaldo said connected Tuesday helium expects his grounds sixth World Cup adjacent twelvemonth astatine property 41 volition beryllium his last.

“Definitely, yes, due to the fact that I volition beryllium 41 years old,” Ronaldo told CNN anchor Becky Anderson successful a unrecorded video nexus from Portugal’s grooming campy to a tourism league successful Saudi Arabia.

Ronaldo clarified that erstwhile helium says helium volition discontinue from shot “soon” that should mean “probably one, 2 years.”

Portugal should seal qualification successful the coming days for the World Cup that volition beryllium co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. The squad needs conscionable 2 points from its last qualifying radical games astatine Ireland connected Thursday and hosting last-placed Armenia connected Sunday.

Ronaldo's 5 goals successful 4 qualifying games person extended his men’s satellite grounds to 143 for a nationalist team.

“I consciousness precise bully successful this moment. I people goals, I inactive consciousness speedy and sharp, I’m enjoying my crippled successful the nationalist team,” helium said.

In respect to the extremity of his playing career, Ronaldo said, "Let’s beryllium honest, erstwhile I mean soon I mean astir apt one, 2 years.

“I’m enjoying the moment. But erstwhile I mean soon, it’s truly soon, due to the fact that I springiness everything for football. I’m successful the crippled for the past 25 years, I did everything.

“I person galore records. I’m truly proud. So let’s bask the moment, unrecorded the moment."

Ronaldo and his large rival Lionel Messi are heading to their grounds sixth World Cups. That would interruption a necktie with German large Lothar Matthäus who played astatine each World Cup from 1982-98.

Argentina skipper Messi is going arsenic the defending champion and volition crook 39 during the radical signifier successful North America.

Portugal and Argentina are among the co-hosts of the 2030 World Cup, giving Ronaldo and Messi the accidental to exit the World Cup signifier astatine home.

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