The Portuguese international footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, who represents the English team of Manchester United, admitted on Thursday that he will “probably” play in Qatar for the fifth and last appearance in a World Cup final phase.
“Sixth participation in 2026? It will be difficult. Will it be my last World Cup? Probably. I am very optimistic. We have a fantastic coach and a great generation of players. I am convinced that we are going to have a great World Cup”. Cup in 2022″, stressed the captain of the team, in the second part of the interview granted to British television.
The 22nd edition of the competition takes place in Qatar, between Sunday and December 18, in the middle of the 2022/23 season, with Portugal facing Ghana (November 24), Uruguay (November 28) and South Korea (2 of November). ), directed by the Portuguese coach Paulo Bento, in group H.
“We’re not favourites. We never are. It’s probably France, Spain, Argentina, Germany and Brazil. Of course England have a chance, as does Portugal. It will be different, but I don’t care if it happens in the winter.” “It was not a good option to choose Qatar, but they should have thought about it beforehand. We have to focus on football and receiving people who want to enjoy this 2022 World Cup. I see a good tournament and I think Qatar is ready.” . I feel good energy,” she said.
Noting that it will be “tough and extremely difficult”, Cristiano Ronaldo recalls that “everything is possible”, even admitting that he “already dreamed once” of joining the world title to the successes achieved with the team from the corners at Euro 2016 and in the League of Nations 2019.
“I feel really good. I feel like I’m going to have a brutal World Cup. I’m mentally and physically ready. It is what it is. Life is good. I’m good and happy to be doing this interview, which will be controversial, but it is so “He finished off, after a difficult start to the 2022/23 season at Manchester United, with three goals in 16 games, 10 of them as a starter.
The 37-year-old Madeiran forward revealed that he would “end his career” immediately if, in a possible final between Portugal and Argentina, he scored the same two goals as the ‘Albiceleste’ Lionel Messi before achieving the decisive hat-trick already near the final whistle.
“That would be too good. I wouldn’t expect a dream as good as this. [risos]🇧🇷 If Portugal reaches the final and someone other than me scores, even if it’s the goalkeeper, I don’t care. I will be the happiest person in the world. If that happened, I can say that my career would end, ”he expressed, showing his willingness to“ play two or three more years maximum ”and end his career“ at 40 ”, although“ life is dynamic ”.
During the conversation with the English journalist Piers Morgan, CR7 praised the Paris Saint-Germain striker, who excelled at FC Barcelona, both starring in world football for the last decade and a half.
“As a player he is extraordinary, magical, at the top. We shared the field for 16 years. I have a good relationship with him. We are not friends who talk on the phone or go to the house, but he is like a partner and I respect him. Even our women are Argentine. What can I say about him? Big things. He is a great man and he did everything for football. He Is he the best I’ve seen besides me? Probably yes, like him [Zinédine] Zidane”, he valued in reference to the French coach who accompanied him at Real Madrid.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will fight for an unprecedented title in their fifth participation in a world championship, after having combined successes in 12 of the 13 Ballon d’Ors awarded from 2008 to 2021 and in 10 of the 12 Golden Boots between 2007/08 and 2018 /19.
If the Argentine rules in these awards (seven against five Ballon d’Ors and six against four Golden Boots), the Portuguese has been the winner (five against four) and top scorer (seven against six, including the scepter they shared) of the League of Champions.
“Did we have dinner together yet? No. Why not? I love meeting people, sharing ideas and learning things and new stories and brains. I’ll do that. I’m a good person, I have a good heart and I don’t like to criticize people because of how I live my life,” he concluded.
Source: TSF
