{"id":3159,"date":"2026-03-20T18:17:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=3159"},"modified":"2026-03-20T18:17:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:17:35","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-wont-play-in-portugal-friendlies-vs-usa-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=3159","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo Won&#039;t Play In Portugal Friendlies vs. USA, Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            POPULAR SEARCHES\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            BROWSE BY\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-d515c0f6>A hamstring injury will keep Cristiano Ronaldo out of Portugal\u2019s friendlies against the United States and Mexico ahead of the World Cup in North America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-d515c0f6>The 41-year-old Ronaldo hasn\u2019t played since February 28 when he limped off the field while his Al-Nassr team beat Al-Fayha 3-1 in a Saudi Pro League match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-d515c0f6>As expected, Portugal coach Roberto Mart\u00ednez did not include the five-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner in the squad he announced on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-d515c0f6>Portugal plays Mexico in Mexico City on March 28 before facing the United States in Atlanta on April 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-d515c0f6>Ronaldo holds the record for the most goals in men&#8217;s international soccer after scoring 143 times for Portugal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-d515c0f6>The World Cup starts in June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-d515c0f6><strong>Portugal&#8217;s March Friendly Squad:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-d515c0f6>Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (FC Porto), Jos\u00e9 S\u00e1 (Wolverhampton), Rui Silva (Sporting Lisbon).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-d515c0f6>Defenders: Matheus Nunes (Manchester City), Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Jo\u00e3o Cancelo (Barcelona), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain), Gon\u00e7alo In\u00e1cio (Sporting Lisbon), Renato Veiga (Villarreal), Ant\u00f3nio Silva (Benfica), Tom\u00e1s Ara\u00fajo (Benfica).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-d515c0f6>Midfielders: R\u00faben Neves (Al-Hilal), Sam\u00fa Costa (Mallorca), Mateus Fernandes (West Ham), Jo\u00e3o Neves (Paris Saint-Germain), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Rodrigo Mora (FC Porto);<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-d515c0f6>Forwards: Ricardo Horta (Braga), Pedro Gon\u00e7alves (Sporting Lisbon), Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix (Al- Nassr), Francisco Trinc\u00e3o (Sporting Lisbon), Francisco Concei\u00e7\u00e3o (Juventus), Rafael Le\u00e3o (AC Milan), Pedro Neto (Chelsea), Gon\u00e7alo Guedes (Real Sociedad), Gon\u00e7alo Ramos (Paris Saint-Germain).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-d515c0f6>From June 11 through July 19, 2026, FOX Sports presents its largest World Cup production and broadcast slate to date featuring all 104 matches live across FOX (69) and FS1 (35) with every match live-streaming on FOX One and the FOX Sports App.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-d515c0f6><u>All 104 tournament matches<\/u> will air live across FOX (70) and FS1 (34) with every match streaming live and on-demand within both the FOX One and the FOX Sports apps. A record 40 matches, more than one-third of the tournament, will air in prime time across FOX (21) and FS1 (19).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POPULAR SEARCHES BROWSE BY A hamstring injury will keep Cristiano Ronaldo out of Portugal\u2019s friendlies against the United States and Mexico ahead of the World Cup in North America. 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