The more sad he gets after each defeat, the more pain he looks in. ”It's sad, to be eliminated from the competition like this,” Ronaldo said later, wiping away tears.
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Cristiano Ronaldo left the field in sadness after playing his final game at the World Cup. The sadness on his face was clear. It was easy to guess what was going on in his mind. The audience turned around and raised their hands and greeted him.
The more sad he is after each defeat, the more pain he seems to have. ‘It’s sad, to be out of the competition like this,’ Ronaldo said later, wiping away tears. He is now 41 years old. He was playing in his sixth World Cup. Portugal lost 1-0 to Spain in the round of 16. He said, ‘I gave everything to football, I tried to play my best. Now I am leaving the World Cup with a clear mind.’
Ronaldo added, ‘This is football, this is how a player’s life is in football. Sometimes you win games, sometimes you lose.’ Ronaldo is the only player to have scored in all six World Cups he has played in, and that too consecutively. He scored a total of 146 goals for Portugal. Before facing Spain, he said that this should not be the last World Cup of his life.
He still wants to enjoy the World Cup. But it was not written that his World Cup career came to an end immediately after the defeat against Spain. The greatest achievement he has achieved as a player in the World Cup is to reach the semi-finals in the 2006 World Cup, in which he made his debut. He did not say anything about his future.
He said, ‘This is my last World Cup. I have to think about what to do now. I should not make hasty decisions to move forward in life, I also have to talk to my family.’
Ronaldo came close to scoring in the first half, but Spanish goalkeeper Unai Simeone made an impressive save. He created three attacks on the Spanish post. Portuguese coach Roberto Martinez said of him, ‘Ronaldo is an example for everyone.’ He added, ‘He
is worth following. We should also be able to enjoy this, after all, he is a big name in football. There are not many Ronaldos in world football. That is why we should thank him. His dream was to win the World Cup. But he didn't.'
Portugal had not been able to win any major tournament before Ronaldo. After he arrived, they won the Euro in 2016 and the Nations League in 2019 and 2025. His best individual performance in the World Cup was achieved 8 years after his debut, when he scored a hat-trick at the age of 33. The record for hat-tricks at an older age in the World Cup stood for a long time.
Lionel Messi broke it in this World Cup. Ronaldo scored all three goals in a 3-3 draw against Spain in the league stage. He also scored three goals in this World Cup, taking his total number of goals in the World Cup to 11.
