08 July,2026 09:19 AM IST | Arlington | Agencies
Cristiano Ronaldo. Pic/AFP
Football icon Cristiano Ronaldo laboured through his last World Cup match on Monday as the dream of winning the biggest prize of all ended in a 1-0 defeat to Spain and left him fighting back tears.
The Portugal captain says he will now go away and think about what comes next. He has won it all in a trophy-laden career at some of Europe's biggest clubs, and tasted European glory with his country. But in his trophy cabinet there will be no World Cup winner's medal. "That's football, that's the life of a footballer," he said.
"Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and you have to move on." Ronaldo, the leading scorer in the history of men's international football, said he would leave the World Cup stage "with a clear conscience".
"I've won three titles for Portugal; before Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal hadn't won a single title. The biggest title I won with the national team was in 2016 [Euros], which for me is just as significant as a World Cup, honestly," he said.
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