Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo To Make Sixth World Cup Appearance

Will this summertime beryllium the crowning accomplishment successful the vocation for 1 of soccer's top ever legends? 

Cristiano Ronaldo was officially named to Portugal's roster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup connected Tuesday. The 41-year-old prima guardant volition marque his sixth quality astatine the tournament, 1 of the fewer titles that has eluded him passim his illustrious career. 

Ronaldo is the all-time person successful appearances (226) and goals (143) for a men's nationalist team. He is besides the lone antheral to person scored successful 5 World Cups. He helped Portugal triumph the 2016 European Championship and 2 UEFA Nations League titles (2019, 2025).

His nine vocation has spanned immoderate of the biggest sides successful the world. After breaking done Portuguese broadside Sporting CP, helium moved to Manchester United successful 2003, wherever helium won 3 Premier League titles and the 2008 Champions League. He joined Real Madrid and solidified his presumption arsenic planetary sanction with 4 Champions League trophies and aggregate home titles. A determination to Juventus successful 2018 saw him triumph aggregate titles successful Italy, but helium wouldn't triumph different Champions League. He returned to Manchester United successful 2022.  

Ronaldo made the determination to Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr successful the mediate of the 2022-23 play aft his 2nd stint with United. 

Also included successful the database were Ronaldo's Al Nassr teammate Joao Felix, Manchester City's Bernardo Silva and Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes. Paris Saint-Germain's Nuno Mendes, Vitinha, Joao Neves and Goncalo Ramos besides made the list.

Martínez selected 4 goalkeepers to his squad.

Portugal is successful Group K on with Colombia, Uzbekistan and Congo. Portugal opens against Congo connected June 17 successful Houston.

Ronaldo's longtime rival Lionel Messi is acceptable to scope the milestone of playing successful six World Cups. Messi helped Argentina triumph the 2022 World Cup successful Qatar successful a thrilling triumph implicit France that went to penalties.

Portugal squad:

Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (Porto), Jose Sa (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Rui Silva (Sporting Lisbon), Ricardo Velho ( Gençlerbirliği)

Defenders: Ruben Dias (Manchester City), Joao Cancelo (Barcelona), Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain), Nelson Semedo (Fenerbahce), Matheus Nunes (Manchester City), Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon), Renato Veiga (Villarreal), Tomas Araujo (Benfica)

Midfielders: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Vitinha (PSG), João Neves (PSG), Rúben Neves (Al Hilal), Samu Costa (Mallorca)

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr), Rafael Leão (AC Milan), João Félix (Al Nassr), Gonçalo Ramos (PSG), Pedro Neto (Chelsea), Francisco Conceição (Juventus), Goncalo Guedes (Real Sociedad), Francisco Trincao (Sporting Lisbon).

2026 FIFA World Cup: How To Watch

The 2026 FIFA World Cup volition tally from June 11–July 19, 2026. Spread crossed 3 countries, the tourney volition culminate with the last connected July 19 astatine New York New Jersey Stadium successful East Rutherford, New Jersey. All 104 tourney matches volition aerial unrecorded crossed FOX (70) and FS1 (34) with each lucifer streaming unrecorded and on-demand wrong some the FOX One and the FOX Sports app. A grounds 40 matches, much than one-third of the tournament, volition aerial successful premier clip crossed FOX (21) and FS1 (19).

The opening lucifer connected June 11 betwixt Mexico and South Africa (3 p.m. ET) volition watercourse for escaped connected Tubi, arsenic good arsenic the USA's opening lucifer against Paraguay connected June 12 (9 p.m. ET).