[p]The 41-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ronaldo-cristiano/WGOY4FSt/"]Ronaldo[/a] is set to appear in a record sixth World Cup in June, a tournament expected to be the final major chapter of the forward's career.[/p][p][b]"Wrapping up all this last World Cup with Cristiano (Ronaldo) winning it would be something amazing,"[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandes-bruno/GYvAMDm2/"]Fernandes[/a] told Wayne Rooney in a BBC report published on Friday.[/p][p][b]"I really hope we can make it happen, not just for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portugal/WvJrjFVN/"]Portugal[/a], but for everything Cristiano gave to football and the world,"[/b] the Portuguese midfielder and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester United[/a] captain said.[/p][image alt="Portugal's recent form" id="5d9ae815-5fe7-4787-9d17-2565afb14c93" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="d4696693-6e0c-4ea3-9c24-4866b985c563" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]Ronaldo, considered one of the greatest players ever to have not won a World Cup, is the record scorer in international football with 143 goals.[/p][p][b]The five-time Ballon d’Or winner was part of Portugal's Euro 2016-winning team and has lifted the Nations League twice.[/b][/p][p]Portugal's opening Group K game is on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/d-r-congo-phn9mm8H/portugal-WvJrjFVN/?mid=4zTHJLbM"]June 17 against the Democratic Republic of Congo[/a], followed by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/portugal-WvJrjFVN/uzbekistan-EZYKKRMc/?mid=nRFcNx7D"]Uzbekistan on June 23[/a], with both games in Houston. They play [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/colombia-G02s4PCS/portugal-WvJrjFVN/?mid=vL2qotaK"]Colombia on June 27[/a] in Miami in their final group game.[/p][p]The World Cup runs from June 11 to July 19 in Canada, the United States and Mexico.[/p]
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Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes expressed hope that he and his teammates can help crown Cristiano Ronaldo's international career by winning the 2026 World Cup.
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