Almost as soon as the final whistle sounded at the Estádio do Dragão on Sunday afternoon, Cristiano Ronaldo took to social media to celebrate Portugal punching their ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The 40-year-old was forced to miss out on his country’s final World Cup qualifier against Armenia after he was sent off in Portugal’s shock 2–0 defeat to the Republic of Ireland last time out. Ronaldo caught Dara O’Shea with a trailing elbow and saw red for the first time in his 22-year international career.
