{"id":3990,"date":"2026-07-08T08:08:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rendergh.net\/?p=3990"},"modified":"2026-07-08T08:08:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:08:39","slug":"ronaldos-world-cup-career-ends-in-tears-as-pandering-martinez-departs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rendergh.net\/fr\/ronaldos-world-cup-career-ends-in-tears-as-pandering-martinez-departs\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldo’s World Cup career ends in tears as ‘pandering’ Martinez departs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cristiano Ronaldo’s final World Cup match for Portugal ended in a 1-0 defeat to Spain in the last 16, ending one of football’s greatest careers without the biggest prize.<\/p>\n

He cried when Mikel Merino’s stoppage-time winning goal in Dallas beat their neighbors and the World Cup story ended. The 41-year-old, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, five-time Champions League winner and Euro 2016 winner, has scored a world record 976 goals for his club and country.<\/p>\n

He scored a record six goals in the World Cup. But the closest he came to victory was when Portugal reached the semi-finals of the inaugural competition in 2006.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The player had already announced that this would be his last World Cup, but when asked if he would continue playing for his country, he said: “I will meet my family and make a decision with peace of mind.” It is still debatable whether Portugal would have had a better chance of winning this World Cup without the pressure of starting Al Nasr’s Ronaldo in every match.<\/p>\n

But for BBC pundit Chris Sutton, who was in Texas for BBC Radio 5 Live, there was no doubt about it.<\/p>\n

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“He walks around the pitch like a grandpa, which is why Portugal are away,” said the former England striker. “Cristiano Ronaldo did nothing, he did nothing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is Roberto Martinez doing? How can you flatter such an athlete?<\/p>\n

“Portugal lost because of Roberto Martinez.”<\/p>\n

Coach Mart\u00ednez announced his resignation at the final whistle and praised Ronaldo, a “soccer icon.” \u201cWe have to thank him for what he tried to do in this World Cup,\u201d Martinez said. International sports competitions<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cHis dream was to win this World Cup, he made an astonishing example of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is a shining example of football and the person behind the athlete.\u201d<\/p>\n

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