Nobody, not even the Manchester United star himself, knows how much longer Cristiano Ronaldo will play for the Portugal national team. And Ronaldo made sure to point out this during his recent press conference.
Addressing the rumors that the 2022 World Cup will be his last competition with the national side if Portugal qualifies, Ronaldo said that he still didn’t make that decision.
“I’m starting to be asked the same question,” Ronaldo explained. “The one who is going to decide my future is me, nobody else. If I feel like playing more, I’ll play, if I don’t feel like playing more, I won’t. I’ll decide, period.”
Ronaldo added that his focus and the focus of the team is not his international future but the task of getting Portugal to the World Cup in Qatar. After failing to secure their spot during the European Qualifiers group stage, Portugal’s national team got the opportunity for a do-over in additional qualifiers.
In order to make the cut, Portugal has to beat North Macedonia in the finals match on Tuesday. Portugal previously beat Turkey, while N. Macedonia shockingly eliminated European Champions Italy.
Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut for Portugal’s senior team in 2003 when he was 18 years old. Since then, he has made 185 appearances and scored world-record 115 goals. He also helped his country win UEFA European Championship in 2016 and UEFA Nations League in 2019.
