Portugal lost to France in the European Championship (Euro) 2024 quarter-final after a penalty shootout drama in Hamburg on Friday with captain Cristiano Ronaldo yet to make a decision regarding his future with the national side.
Ronaldo, 39, is nearing the end of his career and he previously said that Euro 2024 would be his last European competition with the national side but it is still uncertain whether he had played his last match with Portugal or not.
After losing to France on penalties, Portugal’s head coach Roberto Martinez opened up on Ronaldo’s future, saying that it is "too soon" to say if the star footballer is retiring from international football or not.
"It's too soon and raw after the match to talk about that and there have been no individual decisions made," Martinez said at a news conference when asked if it had been Ronaldo's last game in a Portugal jersey.
Ronaldo ended his Euro 2024 campaign without scoring a single goal and that was the first time in his 20-year-long career that he failed to score in an international tournament.
The former Real Madrid and Manchester United star will be 41 years old when the 2026 World Cup begins in the United States, Canada and Mexico and whether he will represent Portugal there or not is still a question.
Earlier, after Portugal defeated Slovenia in a round of 16 match, Ronaldo confirmed that Euro 2024 was his last European tournament with Portugal.
"Without a doubt, it's the last Euro [for me], of course it is," Ronaldo told Portugal TV's RTP.
"But I'm not emotional about that. I'm moved by everything that football entails, by the enthusiasm I have for the game, the enthusiasm I see in the fans, having my family here, people's passion [... it's not about leaving the world of football. What else is there for me to do or win?"
It is worth mentioning that Ronaldo won Euro 2016 after Portugal beat France in the final with Eder scoring the only goal during the extra time. That was Portugal’s first-ever major trophy.
