The 2026 World Cup does not stop, and several teams have already made their debut in the most important football competition; some did it in a good way and others left more doubts than certainties.
This June 17 it is the turn of the Portuguese team to debut, and all eyes are on its biggest star, Cristiano Ronaldo.
CR7 has before him a new opportunity to lead his team to win the much-prized World Cup, achievement that has eluded him on several occasions.
Furthermore, this World Cup has taken on special relevance because it could be the last one played by Cristiano Ronaldo, whose future is still uncertain at 41 years old.
Portugal is in Group K, where they are also the teams of Colombia, Uzbekistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The World Cup event of Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal It will be this Wednesday at 11 a.m., Guatemala time.
The expectations not only fall on Cristiano Ronaldo, but on the entire Portugal team, since it has relevant names that can be decisive in the path of the Portuguese squad towards the world title.
Among them are João Cancelo, Vitinha, Nuno Mendes, João Neves and Gonçalo Ramos.
The other match in Group K, between Uzbekistan and Colombia, It will also be played this Wednesday at 8 p.m., Guatemala time.
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