Cristiano Ronaldo is 47 goals away from his thousandth goal and fans dream of the possibility of the Portuguese striker reaching the milestone during the 2026 World Cup — even better, if it is in the final.
The matter ended up being addressed at the press conference held this Wednesday (12), before the match between Portugal and Ireland, which could confirm the Portuguese place in the World Cup.
In one of the first questions at the event, a journalist asked if Cristiano Ronaldo thinks about . And the star’s response was curious.
“You’ve been watching a lot of films, that would be too perfect”, joked the 41-year-old striker, who has already scored 143 times with the Portugal shirt.
A selection never depends on a single player, but it is interesting and good data. Goals are always good to score. I want to play in this next World Cup, otherwise I wouldn’t be here. But step by step. If that happened, it would end his career big time.
Portugal depends only on itself to reach the World Cup
Leader of group F of the Qualifiers, Portugal will go to Dublin, this Thursday (12), to face Ireland, runner-up with five points less. .
“A team that will play with a low block, as they did in Lisbon, I don’t believe they will put pressure on Portugal up there. It will be the same game. They will play with their fans”, analyzed CR7.
The striker from Al-Nassr, from Saudi Arabia, is also preparing to be targeted by local fans, as he is used to.
“We have to be mentally and physically prepared because we know it’s going to be a battle,” said the captain. “Obviously the stadium will boo me tomorrow, and I hope they do, it takes the pressure off other players.”
(Published by Luccas Oliveira)
