France, May 27 -- Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, born in Funchal on the island of Madeira, has spent his career accumulating goals and trophies across Portugal, England, Spain, Italy and Saudi Arabia.

He has won major honours with his clubs and with the Portugal national side in European competition, though the World Cup has remained beyond his reach.

In the 2026 tournament, co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, Portugal will play in Group K against the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uzbekistan and Colombia. Ronaldo confirmed last November that it will be his final World Cup.

At the 2022 tournament in Qatar, he became the first player to score at five different World Cups, scoring in a 3-2 win over Ghana at the 974 St...