Why is Cristiano Ronaldo not taking part in for Portugal vs. Mexico?

Soccer-NewsMarch 28, 2026053 views

Portugal has traveled to North America for pre-World Cup friendlies with out its most iconic participant.

Cristiano Ronaldo will miss out on Saturday’s pleasant at Mexico and Tuesday’s pleasant at the US as a consequence of a muscle harm he suffered on the finish of February in a sport with Al Nassr..

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After leaving Ronaldo final week, Portugal head coach Roberto Martínez calmed any fears that the 41-year-old legend may very well be vulnerable to a long-term absence.

“The World Cup will not be in danger” Martínez stated. “It is a minor muscle harm and we expect he can return in every week or two.

“All the things Cristiano has executed bodily in the course of the season reveals that he is in nice form.”

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Earlier this month, Al Nassr supervisor Jorge Jesus stated that Ronaldo’s harm turned out be be worse than the membership initially feared.

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“After the exams he underwent, it grew to become clear that it’s a extra severe harm than we had been anticipating,” Jesus stated. “He’ll want relaxation and restoration. Cristiano will journey to Spain for therapy.”

The 41-year-old’s absence will take a few of the luster out of Saturday’s sport, which can see Mexico reopen the Estadio Banorte (previously Azteca) after it was closed for 2 years for renovations forward of the World Cup.

The stadium in Mexico Metropolis can have the distinction of internet hosting the World Cup opener on June 11, when Mexico faces South Africa.

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Ronaldo has continued to be a key participant for Portugal as he eyes a spot at a sixth World Cup this summer time.

The ahead has scored 143 targets for Portugal in 226 appearances, essentially the most all-time worldwide targets for any males’s participant.

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