CR7 on the future in the national team: "I don't decide things with a hot head"

About the game

"Spain had that bit of luck when they scored in the final minutes, but that's football. I believe that, overall, it was a well-played match."

Tears after elimination

"I'm sad to leave the World Cup like this, but, as I said in the press conference, I gave my all. The team was growing, and it's frustrating to leave like this. But I leave with a clear conscience."

End of Cristiano Ronaldo in the national team?

"I don't decide things with a hot head, nor do I want to shift attention from a personal decision to what was done in this World Cup. I will never do that. I think we could have done better, but we were eliminated by a team that will possibly reach the final or close to it. It was a close game, it could have gone either way. We were unlucky to suffer in the last five minutes, but we left with our heads held high. I gave my best, we gave our best and, when it's like that, there's nothing to point out."

Willingness to continue

“That’s not important now.”

Message to Roberto Martínez

"What I want to say to the coach is that he was a person I loved working with, a great human being and a great coach. I think what he did for the national team was very great. What he did is to be praised. He won a title for Portugal. Many people don't value it, but I do. In the past, Portugal hadn't won anything, but in recent years, they've won three titles. This shows how good you have to be to win for Portugal. I have to thank him and wish him great happiness."

Possible arrival of Jorge Jesus

"I'm not the one who makes these decisions. Our president is the one who makes them. Right now, it's not the right time to talk about who's coming."

Roberto Martínez says goodbye to Portugal: "It was my last game"

Roberto Martínez took advantage of the press conference to say goodbye to the national team in front of journalists, after Portugal's elimination from the 2026 World Cup, against Spain.