👀Will he make the World Cup? This could be Cristiano Ronaldo's ban

The star of the Portuguese national team, Cristiano Ronaldo , has received a sanction from the FIFA Disciplinary Committee following his expulsion during the qualifying phase for the 2026 World Cup . The final decision allows the Portuguese star to be available for the World Cup debut, albeit with a strict disciplinary warning.

FIFA imposed a three-match ban, the first of which was already served in the qualifying match against Armenia. The remaining two matches are conditional on his future behavior, according to EFE Deportes.

The sanction implies that Cristiano Ronaldo will play the first match of the 2026 World Cup , as long as he does not commit any new serious disciplinary incidents from now until the start of the tournament.

The expulsion occurred on November 13 in Dublin, during the match against Ireland . The red card was shown by Swedish referee Glenn Nyberg, who overturned an initial yellow after consulting the VAR, due to an aggression against Irish defender Dara O'Shea.

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This incident marks an unprecedented event in Cristiano's extensive international career, as he had never been expelled with a direct red card in his 226 matches with Portugal's senior national team. The Seleção das Quinas will keep a close watch on their captain to prevent any new incidents from affecting his World Cup participation.

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