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Cristiano Ronaldo has retained his place within the Portugal squad for his or her opening 2024-25 Nations League fixtures versus Croatia and Scotland.
Ronaldo is each Portugal’s most-capped participant and their main all-time goalscorer, netting 130 objectives in 212 senior caps, with each of these figures additionally being information for any nation in males’s worldwide soccer.
Nonetheless, the 39-year-old’s worldwide future was referred to as into query within the aftermath of Euro 2024, the place the Selecao reached the final eight in unconvincing vogue earlier than dropping to France in a penalty shoot-out.
Ronaldo endured a depressing event, failing to attain from 23 pictures with a complete anticipated objectives (xG) worth of three.6.
Solely Kylian Mbappe (24) tried extra pictures at purpose on the event, whereas solely Germany’s Kai Havertz – who scored twice – posted the next xG determine (4.12).
Nonetheless, Ronaldo will proceed to guide Portugal subsequent month as they start the subsequent worldwide cycle, doubtlessly with an eye fixed on showing at his twelfth main event on the 2026 World Cup.
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