Widely considered as the best football player of all time, Cristiano Ronaldo enthrals supporters with his exceptional ability and unrelenting determination. At almost forty, he keeps defying ageing by displaying extraordinary field performance talent, and commitment. As a symbol of the game, he makes his nation very proud and motivates the next generations.

Cristiano Ronaldo says 2030 World Cup will be ‘most special’ yet after Portugal confirmed as co-host

Cristiano Ronaldo led the celebrations after Portugal and five other countries were officially announced as hosts of the 2030 men’s World Cup on Wednesday, with the player saying the unique tournament will be the “most special” yet.

The 2030 tournament will be the first World Cup played in six different counties, with Spain, Portugal and Morocco as the main hosts while South American nations Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay will each get one game. The format will help FIFA mark the centenary of Uruguay hosting the first World Cup in 1930.

Ronaldo is the only man to have scored at five World Cup tournaments, but he is unlikely to still be playing in 2030.

The approval of the six-nation bid was mostly a formality at FIFA’s online meeting on Wednesday, with Saudi Arabia also officially confirmed as the 2034 World Cup host.

So reactions in Spain and Portugal were muted, but South American governing body CONMEBOL celebrated a day that its president Alejandro Domínguez said “will go down in the history of South American football.”

(AP)