With PSG’s Gonçalo Ramos available to replace Ronaldo at striker, head coach Roberto Martínez kept Ronaldo in for the entirety of the match against DR Congo.

The group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will conclude Saturday with Groups J, K and L playing their final slate of games. In Group L, England can likely clinch the group with a win over Panama, while Ghana and Croatia meet in a pivotal match with both teams looking to clinch a spot in the round of 32.

This is likely to be the final World Cup for Ronaldo, who won the European Championship with Portugal in 2016.

At 41, Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the oldest players in the World Cup. Against the Democratic Republic of Congo he was mostly invisible and questions mounted. Against Uzbekistan, he sparkled.

Milan came within touching distance of signing Cristiano Ronaldo in January 2018, with former sporting director Massimiliano Mirabelli revealing that agreements had been reached with both Real Madrid

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