The show is over.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2026 World Cup dream ended the way it started, with serious questions around whether this was a tournament too far for a man who looked what he is: a 41-year-old trying to push back the hands of time.
He became the first player to score in six World Cups, but there’s little else that will be recalled fondly about his presence in these finals. Two goals against Uzbekistan and a penalty against Croatia was as good as it got.
He was peripheral against Spain and that feels like the story of his World Cup.
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