Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal failed to secure their ticket to the 2026 World Cup, falling 2-0 to Ireland. They must now wait until the final match of the qualifying group stage to achieve their objective.

Portugal arrived at Aviva Stadium with a strong opportunity to seal their direct classification to the 2026 World Cup, which a win would have guaranteed. However, they could not overcome Ireland, who played a superb home game and secured their first-ever victory against Portugal in qualifiers.

Having squandered the chance to qualify early, Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates will now decide their fate on the final matchday, Sunday, November 16th, when they face Armenia at the Estadio do Dragao.

For Portugal to achieve direct qualification, they must defeat Armenia on the final matchd

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