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Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, volition pb his squad retired against DR Congo successful their 2026 World Cup opener on Wednesday, knowing that his eternal rival Lionel Messi has already made his people astatine the tournament.
Messi netted a stunning hat-trick arsenic Argentina began the defence of their rubric with a 3-0 triumph implicit Algeria.
It was the 38-year-old’s archetypal World Cup hat-trick and helium replaced Ronaldo arsenic the oldest subordinate to execute the feat.
Ronaldo was 33 years and 122 days aged erstwhile helium scored a hat-trick against Spain successful 2018.
Against the Congolese nationalist team, Ronaldo volition instrumentality to the transportation astatine 41 years, hopeless to pb Portugal to glory.
The Al Nassr superstar would besides beryllium anxious to people astatine what would beryllium astatine his 5th World Cup.
2026 World Cup: Ronaldo nether unit against DR Congo aft Messi’s hat-trick
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