Players participating for the last time in the World Cup
Players participating for the last time in the World Cup
Players participating for the last time in the World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo “Portugal National Team”
With the advent of the next World Cup in 2026, Ronaldo will have reached the age of 41, which is why the Qatar World Cup 2022 is the last in his football career.
Ronaldo had previously stated that he would not retire after the World Cup in Qatar, expressing his hope that he would play with the Portugal national team for “a few more years”, so who knows what will happen?
His future with his club is also uncertain at the present time, after the press interview in which he criticized Manchester United.
Ronaldo broke many records in the European Championship, participating in the largest number of copies of the tournament, playing the largest number of matches, and scoring the largest number of goals. He also led Portugal to win the title in 2016.
The 37-year-old Portuguese striker is considered one of the greatest footballers in history, scoring 700 goals at club level, winning more than 30 trophies and winning the FIFA World Player of the Year 5 times.
But this is definitely the last chance to add a World Cup title to his stellar resume.
Ronaldo is considered the first soccer player to be able to score in 5 versions of the World Cup, as the goal of his first match in the Qatar 2022 World Cup is what broke the record for the most player to score in the World Cup for consecutive versions.
The star and player of the Brazilian national team, Neymar
Neymar is 30 years old, and he is the youngest player on the list of players who may not participate in the upcoming World Cups.
Neymar said in an interview in 2021: “I think it’s the last World Cup for me. I don’t know if I have the mental strength to deal with football anymore.” But he later indicated that his remarks had been misinterpreted.
Argentine Lionel Messi
In the next World Cup in 2026, Lionel Messi will reach the age of 36, which makes it likely that the Qatar World Cup 2022 will be the last in the history of his participation in this football event.
Messi also said recently that this will be his last World Cup, but nothing has been confirmed yet, especially since he had previously announced his retirement from international football and then returned again to participate with the Argentine national team.
Croatian football star Luka Modric
Modric is currently 37 years old, and his current participation in the World Cup is the eighth in his football career, and most reports indicate that he will retire from international football after the end of the World Cup, although his coach confirmed that he will continue to play.
Modric played a key role in leading his country to reach the 2018 World Cup final, which they lost to France.
Modric won the Golden Ball award for the best player in the tournament, and he also won the award for the best player in the world.
Polish national team player Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski is participating in his second World Cup, and it is likely to be the last in his footballing career, as the player is 34 years old.
In his international career, Robert made 3 appearances for the national under-21 football team in Poland, all of which were friendly matches against England, Belarus and Finland, and he participated with his country’s national team in 118 international matches, in which he scored 66 goals.
