Ronaldo was direct when addressing his fitness ahead of the tournament.
Physically, I'm fine. Haven't you been watching the matches?
He enters the World Cup as men's international soccer's all time leading scorer with 143 goals in 228 games, plus eight goals across nine Portugal appearances in 2025 and 30 goals in 37 club outings this past season. Ronaldo also acknowledged that Portugal's contender status will only become clear by the end of the tournament, while praising the current generation around him.
We don't know if we're contenders or not. That will be seen at the end. It's a very good generation and I think it's going to bring a lot of joy to the Portuguese people.
