Arshavin: “Ronaldo will go to the 2026 World Cup if he wants. That’s where he decides, not the federation”

Former Russian national team striker Andrei Arshavin told that Cristiano Ronaldo could go to the 2026 World Cup, noting that the reason for the team’s elimination Portugal at the European Championship, not at the 39-year-old footballer’s.

The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Portuguese national team lost on penalties to France in the quarter-finals of EURO 2024. Ronaldo did not score a single goal at the tournament in Germany.

— Ronaldo made a great effort at this European Championship. If there was someone better than him, the coach would have noticed. But I can’t say that the reason for the Portuguese failure lies in one player. That’s not true.

— Will Ronaldo go to the World Cup at 41?

– If he wants, he will go, that’s 100%. There, in my opinion, it is he who decides whether to go or not, and not the Portuguese Football Federation. But it is unlikely that he will help the team in any way, it will be very difficult, “Arshavin told .

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