Ronaldo is still needed by the Portuguese national team, he is a balance between generations, leadership in the dressing room and on the field is difficult to find among other players. Indeed, in terms of Ronaldo age, it is time to hang up his boots and let other young players show their talents, but all decisions are in his own hands. Any coach will still consider Ronaldo in his lineup, because the impact of not calling Ronaldo could be very big.
Ronaldo motivation to play in the upcoming Euros and World Cup in 2026 is still very high, of course it all depends on his fitness which is very vulnerable because he is very old for a professional player. It is possible that Ronaldo will decide to retire from the Portuguese national team after the Euros, his physical condition has now decrease greatly. I predict that Ronaldo will not appear again at the 2026 World Cup, considering that he will be over 41 years old.
Ronaldo currently has a contract with Al Nassr until 2025, and he has confirmed he wants to extend his contract until 2027 with Al Nassr because he is happy to be in Arabia, if Ronaldo extends his contract until 2027 with Al Nassr Isn't that a sign that he is ready to play in the 2026 world cup, now Ronaldo's age has reached 39 years and I think he will still be able to play in the world cup later even though he is old 41 years old.
Maybe some of us here doubt that footballers can be active until the age of 41 years like Ronaldo, but I think it can happen because indeed all this time we know that Ronaldo is a footballer who continues to maintain a healthy lifestyle, and even he really avoids unhealthy foods and avoids alcoholic and soft drinks, besides that to maintain a healthy lifestyle he hires a nutritionist to control his health every day, I think if you compare Ronaldo with a player of his age now, doesn't Ronaldo look younger and also have better stamina now and even reportedly he will retire after the 2026 World Cup, actually we should not be surprised to see how a player can continue to play at the age of 40 optimally as long as he can maintain his health and I think Zlatan Ibrahimovich can be a real example when he retire in 2023.