Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the best players of all time and a Portuguese native, recently congratulated the Portuguese Women’s soccer team on their historic qualification to the FIFA Women’s World Cup. It’s official: Portugal’s National women’s soccer team will play in their very first FIFA World Cup in 2023.

On 22nd February, they sealed their World Cup ticket after beating Cameroon in the World Cup qualifiers final. The Portuguese team won the match 2-1. This certainly is a historic achievement for the entire nation. A historic figure of the game appreciated the historic landmark set by the team.

Cristiano Ronaldo congratulates Portugal’s women’s team

Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of the Portugal men’s national team, congratulated them through an Instagram story. Ronaldo wrote a brief message saying, “Congratulations on this historic clearance”. Ronaldo then showed his excitement for the upcoming World Cup, saying, “Let’s go”.

Ronaldo himself knows how much the World Cup means, as he has played in the competition five times with Portugal. This is a big step forward for the Portuguese women’s team. With the support of a superstar like Cristiano Ronaldo, they will have the entire nation behind them when they take to the field in 2023.

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However, Portugal has tough competition in the World Cup. The European nation has qualified and marked its place in Group E, which also consists of the defending champions USWNT, Netherlands, and Vietnam. Portugal will aim for the stars in their inaugural appearance in the prestige tournament.

Speaking of Ronaldo, the question on every soccer fan’s mind remains constant.

Will Ronaldo play at the next World Cup?

Cristiano Ronaldo had a disappointing World Cup last year. He didn’t get much playing time and only managed to score one goal. Morocco eliminated Portugal in the quarter-finals in a shock victory. This begs the question: will Ronaldo play in the next World Cup?

It’s unlikely. Ronaldo will be 41 by the time the next World Cup comes around, and that’s not a common age for soccer players to still be playing. However, the oldest player ever to participate in the World Cup was Egypt’s Essam El-Hadary, who was 45 when he played in 2018.

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Ronaldo himself also has not announced his retirement from the Portugal national team, so anything is possible. In any case, it would be a surprise if Ronaldo were to play in the next World Cup. The Portuguese star will be hopeful that his country’s dream of winning the World Cup can be fulfilled by the women’s team.

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