It's not a dream to win the World Cup Ronaldo Revealed His Last World Cup Ambition...Pride? Confidence? Even if Ronaldo didn't win the World Cup, I was the best ever

Nov 07, 2025

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"Dream of winning the World Cup?" It's not a dream,"

Portugal's leading striker Cristiano Ronaldo (40, Al Nasr) expressed his wish for next year's World Cup.

According to foreign media on the 7th (Korea time), Ronaldo expressed his honest feelings ahead of the 2026 North-China World Cup in an interview with British talk show host Piers Morgan.

Portugal, where Ronaldo belongs, has played in eight World Cup finals so far. His best record was third in 1966 and he has never lifted a World Cup trophy so far, losing to the quarterfinals in the 2002 tournament.

Ronaldo, who is still playing as Portugal's leading player, is preparing to play in next year's World Cup. It could be the last stage of active performance. Ronaldo, who has 143 A-match goals for the Portuguese national team, led Portugal to its second win in the UEFA Nations League in June and boasts five goals in four games in the ongoing European qualifiers for the North-China World Cup.

Portugal is leading Group F in the European qualifying round and is close to making a decision to play in the finals.

In the meantime, Ronaldo said in this interview, 'Is it his dream to win the World Cup?Asked 'It's not a dream. One thing is for sure: enjoy this moment. That time is the most important moment. In addition, we have yet to confirm our qualification for the European qualifiers.'

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He then said "Argentina won twice before Messi appeared. Such a country is used to winning big tournaments. The world won't be surprised if Brazil wins, but what if Portugal wins? The whole world will be surprised"But I don't think so. Of course, I want to win. Now that I'm in the competition, I want to win. But I don't intend to change the work I'm pursuing or the values of football. If the goal is to win, it's important to enjoy each and every moment."

It is a speech method that expresses the desire that Portugal wants to surprise the world by winning the championship, meaning that if you value every moment and do your best, you can go to the championship.

Ronaldo responded with undue confidence when asked if he deserved to be called the best player of all time. "Of course I think so. A lot of people think of me as the best one. But whether it's number one or not, I don't care anymore."

Ronaldo then added "Portugal has never won a World Cup. You can still win. Of course, I will fight for the World Cup"But winning does not determine the value of a player. You have to rate me who played from 14 to 41. It's not fair that the 'best' will be decided in a World Cup tournament that will play six to seven games, he said, reiterating that he is already 'the best'.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.