Cristiano Ronaldo 'won't make any rash decisions' on Portugal future after final World Cup appearance

Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed helium volition not unreserved into a determination implicit his planetary aboriginal pursuing Portugal's World Cup exit.

Ronaldo confirmed the 2026 variation would beryllium his last World Cup erstwhile helium spoke to the media up of Monday's last-16 clash with Spain.

The guardant had hoped that his World Cup imagination would widen beyond the past 16, but Mikel Merino's precocious winner yet ended those aspirations.

The 1-0 defeat ensures Ronaldo volition not beryllium capable to adhd a World Cup to his European Championship and Nations League winners' medals. 

Ronaldo to see Portugal aboriginal pursuing World Cup exit

Speaking aft the nonaccomplishment successful Dallas, the 41-year-old reaffirmed his stance that this was his past World Cup, but insisted helium would instrumentality clip to see his planetary future. 

"I'm bittersweet to beryllium leaving the World Cup similar this," Ronaldo said arsenic quoted by Sky Sports News. 

"I gave it my all. I did my best. It was my past World Cup, yes, but I'll present person clip to bespeak and beryllium with my family. I won't beryllium making immoderate rash decisions.

"I don't determine thing successful the vigor of the moment. Now is not important whether I volition proceed [to play].

"Tomorrow I volition get up the aforesaid mode I got up today, with a wide conscience.

"I played 23 years successful the nationalist squad and won 3 titles. Before Cristiano, Portugal had not won anything.

"The Euros was the astir important. For me, 2016 has the aforesaid magnitude arsenic a World Cup, honestly."

Should Ronaldo widen planetary career?

Portugal brag Roberto Martinez volition permission his relation aft 3 years astatine the helm, and with a caller epoch beckoning nether a caller manager, determination surely is simply a consciousness that present is the clip for the Selecao das Quinas to determination connected from their greatest-ever player.

Ultimately, the last determination volition remainder with Ronaldo, who scored 3 goals astatine the 2026 World Cup but offered precise small successful the team's build-up play and out-of-possession.

His performances are lone apt to regress further arsenic clip goes on, and considering helium volition beryllium 43 by the clip Euro 2028 comes around, it is yet clip for him to bring the curtain down connected his planetary career.

It would beryllium the champion determination for him and his country, who request each the clip imaginable to program and accommodate to the post-Ronaldo epoch up of the European Championships successful 2 years' time.