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Cristiano Ronaldo were deep into their 30s without a World Cup triumph between them, and the Argentina icon was staring at an early exit in Qatar after a shock opening defeat by Saudi Arabia
Cristiano] Ronaldo. I think that is what he is dreaming of and that is what we want in the World Cup." When asked if 24-year-old Olise, who was born in England, can take
Cristiano Ronaldo will play in his fifth World Cup this summer [Pedro Nunes/Reuters] ## Will Ronaldo play against Nigeria? The 41-year-old played the first half against Chile on Saturday before being substituted at half
Cristiano Ronaldo at Russia 2018. He scored four Group B goals before Portugal exited in the last 16, while Kane scored six times as England got to the semi-finals. There is an exception though
Cristiano Ronaldo. Is this the hardest World Cup there has ever been to win? Maybe. It feels very open. My head is telling me the best team is France, my heart is telling me that
Cristiano Ronaldo dribbles the ball during the international friendly football match between Portugal and Chile at Estadio Nacional do Jamor in Oeiras, on June 6.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3797x3797+950+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fca%2F65%2F9b2835854a6f8889bc9ebace27bd%2Fgettyimages-2279550269.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/11/nx-s1-5851670/world-cup-2026-guide-players) ### [Soccer Edition](https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-98388/2026-world-cup-north-america) ### [World Cup
World Cup squad was officially announced on Friday morning there had been more plot twists than an Agatha Christie novel.** While the likes of Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Harry Maguire
Cristiano Ronaldo. In six years, he will win the Ballon d'Or." Lamine Yamal, for his part, keeps the World Cup in his sights. He has already told us what he thinks about Spain
World Cup squad. "Jude has moments, big moments. We've already seen that. So there's [the] evidence." ## 'I like we've got three number nines' Rooney also expressed his delight at Tuchel's decision
world sport and heralded in the era of Pep Guardiola vs Jose Mourinho in the dugouts – and the small matter of Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo on the field. ## When was the first El Clasico
Cup - a joint record with Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Mexico's Guillermo Ochoa - but the global audience will see a very different Messi from the one who made his debut for Barcelona back
goals from Peter Crouch and Steven Gerrard spared England’s blushes after another underwhelming performance. There was a marginal improvement against Sweden in a 2-2 draw that put them through to the knockout stage
goal for club and country between October 10 and January 11. Ironically, he broke his unwanted streak in the 3-2 Spanish Super Cup final [defeat by Barcelona](/sports/2026/1/11/barcelona-beat-real-madrid-in-clasico-to-retain-spanish-super-cup), Alonso’s last game in charge
goals in 198 appearances for Argentina. “Obviously, we would have preferred that nothing had happened,” Scaloni told Argentinian TV station DSports on Tuesday. “Now one has to wait and see how it evolves and above
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal for top spot. **Favourites for automatic qualification:** Portugal and Colombia ## **Group H: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay** Spain are many people’s favourites for this tournament, with La Roja looking
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi line up for their sixth appearances at FIFA’s showpiece global event. Both made their debuts, for Portugal and Argentina respectively, at Germany 2006, and have illuminated every tournament since
Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal being the second oldest. Ronaldo, 41, is heading to his sixth World Cup without the major trophy yet to his name. Other notable 40-somethings on the field will be Luka
goals and four assists while Man City’s Rayan Ait-Nouri is a key player on the left flank, and Algeria have been well drilled by Bosnian coach Vladimir Petkovic, who enjoyed success with Switzerland
goal against Everton. As a manager he got this job because he had been doing well domestically in the Saudi Pro League, and the reputation of football there is growing all the time
goal. Are we there yet? No. But right now we are building the foundation for that." ## Is there a way out for Rahm and other LIV stars? If LIV does fold, the routes back