Cristiano Ronaldo will step onto American soil as a footballer for the first time in more than ten years when Portugal kicks off its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign against the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 17 at NRG Stadium in Houston.
At 41 years old, Ronaldo is about to make his sixth World Cup appearance.
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For DR Congo, the stakes are arguably even higher. The nation hasn’t appeared on the World Cup stage in 52 years. More than half a century of waiting ends in Houston.
Portugal’s 26-man squad was announced on May 19, with Ronaldo unsurprisingly named as captain and starting forward.
