Martínez: Cristiano Ronaldo yet to decide Portugal future - ESPN

Portugal coach Roberto Martínez said it was «too soon» to say if Cristiano Ronaldo had played his last game for his country following the team's Euro 2024 exit at the hands of France in Hamburg on Friday.

Portugal lost 5-3 to France on penalties in their quarterfinal after a goalless stalemate in which Ronaldo missed a glaring chance in extra time but converted one of the kicks in the shootout.

«It's too soon and raw after the match to talk about that and there have been no individual decisions made,» Martínez said at a news conference when asked if it had been Ronaldo's last game in a Portugal jersey.

Friday's loss to France at the Volksparkstadion was Ronaldo's 212th cap. His 130 goals for his country is by far the most in international football, with Lionel Messi recently moving into second on the list with 108.

However, the 39-year-old Ronaldo struggled to revive former glories at the tournament in Germany and departed Euro 2024 without scoring apart from in shootouts.

It was the first time in his career that Ronaldo had failed to score in a major international tournament, and his 10 shots without a goal are tied for the most without finding the net in a single Euros, matching Belgium's Kevin De Bruyne in 2016.

Ronaldo's 20-year career in the Euros included the title in 2016 — when Portugal beat France in the final — and it remains to be seen if the five-time world player of the year will continue playing for his country through to the 2026 World Cup, when he will be 41.

He said following Portugal's round-of-16 win over Slovenia that his record-breaking sixth European Championship would be his last.

«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