After his exile in Saudi Arabia to play with the Al-Nassr team, many thought of an end to an international career for CR7. It is not so…
At 38, Cristiano Ronaldo is on the list of 23 of the brand new coach of Portugal, Roberto Martinez ; the ‘Seleção das Quinas’ will face Liechtenstein and Luxembourg in the Euro 2024 qualifiers.
Portugal, which is in Group J of the Euro 2024 qualifiers, will also play Iceland, Slovakia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
No international retirement for CR7
During the last FIFA World Cup in Qatar, tension was high with ex-coach Fernando Santos, when the latter decided to put Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench as substitutes against Morocco in the quarter-finals.
Coach Roberto Martinez has called up 23 of the 26 players present in Qatar
For the rest of the list, the revolution will wait. 23 of the 26 players summoned to the World Cup are returning. Only Diogo Leite, William Carvalho, André Silva and Ricardo Horta are missing, while Gonçalo Inacio (21) appears in the defensive sector. Parisians Nuno Mendes, Danilo Peirera and Vitinha have also been called up.
3 PSG players summoned
At 38, CR7 will not be the only veteran of the Euro 2024 qualifiers since Olivier Giroud (soon to be 37) has also been called up by Didier Deschamps, just like Zlatan Ibrahimović who will be… 42 years old in October! Janne Andersson (Sweden coach) believes that Ibra is an asset to his team thanks to his influence and his charisma.
