2 min learnMar 21, 2026 01:57 AM IST
A hamstring damage will hold Cristiano Ronaldo out of Portugal’s friendlies towards the US and Mexico forward of the World Cup in North America.
The 41-year-old Ronaldo hasn’t performed since Feb. 28 when he limped off the sphere whereas taking part in for Al-Nassr within the Saudi Professional League.
As anticipated, Portugal coach Roberto Martínez didn’t embody the five-time Ballon d’Or winner within the squad he introduced on Friday. Ronaldo hasn’t performed within the U.S. since an August 2014 preseason pleasant with Actual Madrid towards Manchester United in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Portugal performs Mexico in Mexico Metropolis on March 28 and the U.S. in Atlanta on April 1.
Ronaldo holds the file for essentially the most targets in males’s worldwide soccer after scoring 143 occasions for Portugal.
The World Cup begins in June.
Portugal squad:
Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (Porto), José Sá (Wolverhampton), Rui Silva (Sporting Lisbon)
Defenders: Matheus Nunes (Manchester Metropolis), Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), João Cancelo (Barcelona), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain), Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon), Renato Veiga (Villarreal), António Silva (Benfica), Tomás Araújo (Benfica)
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Midfielders: Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal), Samú Costa (Mallorca), Mateus Fernandes (West Ham), João Neves (Paris Saint-Germain), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Rodrigo Mora (Porto)
Forwards: Ricardo Horta (Braga), Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting Lisbon), João Félix (Al-Nassr), Francisco Trincão (Sporting Lisbon), Francisco Conceição (Juventus), Rafael Leão (AC Milan), Pedro Neto (Chelsea), Gonçalo Guedes (Actual Sociedad), Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint-Germain)