In the fifth round of Group F of the European Group Stage of the World Cup preliminaries, Portugal lost 0-2 to Ireland. Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for an elbow. In the final round of the World Cup preliminaries, Portugal will play Armenia at home and Cristiano Ronaldo will be suspended.

In other words, Ronaldo, who is nearly 41 years old, is likely to have played the last World Cup qualifying game of his career.

Ronaldo has been playing for the Portuguese national team for 22 years. He has played 226 times and scored 143 goals and 46 assists, including 41 goals and 14 assists in 52 games in the World Cup preliminaries. He is the historical top scorer in the World Cup preliminaries.