Ronaldo World Cup 2026: FIFA Sanction Explained

Cristiano Ronaldo, star of the Portugal national teamhas been sanctioned by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee with one match suspension – which he has already served in the qualifying phase for the 2026 World Cup against Armenia – and two more, but conditional on his behavior.

Therefore, Cristiano Ronaldo will play the first game of the 2026 World Cup, as long as he does not commit another disciplinary incident. Sent off against Ireland in Dublin on November 13, Cristiano had never before been sent off with a straight red card in his 226 games with the senior team.

In Ireland vs Portugal, Cristiano was sent off after an attack on Irish defender Dara O’Shea by Swedish referee Glenn Nyberg, who first showed him a yellow card but then showed him a red card after consulting the VAR.

Portugal in Pot 1 of the World Cup draw

Bomb 1: Canada, Mexico, United States, Spain, Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium and Germany

Bomb 2: Croatia, Morocco, Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Japan, Senegal, Iran, Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Austria and Australia

Bomb 3: Norway, Panama, Egypt, Algeria, Scotland, Paraguay, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and South Africa

Bomb 4: Jordan, Cape Verde, Ghana, Curacao, Haiti, New Zealand, qualified A, B, C and D of the European qualifiers, classified 1 and 2 of the FIFA qualifying tournament