{"id":1379483,"date":"2025-06-07T13:13:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T12:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1379483"},"modified":"2025-06-07T13:14:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T12:14:43","slug":"will-cristiano-ronaldo-play-at-the-club-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/will-cristiano-ronaldo-play-at-the-club-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Cristiano Ronaldo play at the Club World Cup?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed that he will not be playing at the Fifa Club World Cup this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the start of a new era for the Club World Cup, turning from a yearly tournament including just the continental champions to a full-blown competition. With it being the first tournament under the revamped format, Fifa will have wanted as many stars possible in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lionel Messi will be there after his side Inter Miami were invited to take part. But there were a lot of questions about the involvement of Ronaldo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al-Nassr missed their chance to qualify for the Club World Cup in the 2023-24 season, being knocked out of the AFC Champions League quarter-finals by Al Ain. They also didn’t rank well among AFC teams to get that extra slot. So, Ronaldo’s pathway to the Club World Cup was blocked at Al-Nassr.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    However, with Fifa allowing clubs to sign and re-sign players earlier than usual, a new pathway opened up for the Portuguese talisman. Ronaldo could have signed a short-term contract for a club playing at the Club World Cup, to take the stage at the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Rumours were flying, especially as Ronaldo looked to have said goodbye to Al-Nassr at the end of the 2024-25 season. Ronaldo’s contract is up this summer, and many believed he would look for a move to a team in the Club World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This was fuelled by Fifa president Gianni Infantino saying that Ronaldo could play for one of the Club World Cup teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “There are discussions with some clubs,” Infantino said towards the end of May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But we hadn’t heard from Ronaldo himself. Until now. The Portuguese star has admitted that he won’t be playing at the Club World Cup, even though he received offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “I will not be at the Club World Cup,” Ronaldo told reporters ahead of Portugal’s Uefa Nations League Final showdown with Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Some teams reached out to me. Some made sense and others did not, but you can’t try and do everything. You can’t catch every ball.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    According to reports, Ronaldo — now 40 — could sign a new deal with Al-Nassr, whom he joined in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n

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