Portugal coach Roberto Martínez said it was 'too soon' to say if Cristiano Ronaldo had played his last game for his country following the team's Euro 2024 exit at the hands of France on Friday.
The ESPN FC crew criticizes Portugal coach Roberto Martinez for his inability to remove Cristiano Ronaldo for the benefit of the team. in their quarterfinal after a goalless stalemate in which Ronaldo missed a glaring chance in extra time but converted one of the kicks in the shootout.
Friday's loss to France at the Volksparkstadion was Ronaldo's 212th cap. His 130 goals for his country is way out on its own at the head of most scored in international football, with Lionel Messi recently moving second on the list with 108. It was the first time in his career that Ronaldo had failed to score in a major international tournament and his 10 shots without a goal is tied for the most without finding the net in a single Euros, matchingRonaldo's 20-year career in the Euros included the title in 2016 -- when Portugal beat France in the final -- and it remains to be seen if the five-time world player of the year will continue playing for his country through to the 2026 World Cup, when he will be aged 41.
"We feel the frustration of not winning a game, of being eliminated in such a big competition as the European Championship, knowing that we had a lot of quality to go through. That's the pain we feel."
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