On Tuesday, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) issued a disciplinary decision against Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, suspending him for three matches, but with two of the matches suspended on a one-year probation. This means Ronaldo may not miss any matches for his country in the 2026 World Cup in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
\nRonaldo had initially been set to miss matches for his national team in the World Cup after receiving a red card in a qualifier for elbowing a player from the Irish national team.
\nHe already served a mandatory one-match suspension during Portugal\u2019s dominant 9-1 victory over Armenia last week in European qualifiers, securing their spot in the World Cup.
\nRonaldo was expected to face at least one more match suspension, which would have postponed his record sixth World Cup appearance to Portugal\u2019s second match in the 2026 tournament.
\nThe incident occurred when Ronaldo elbowed Irish defender Dara O\u2019Shea during Portugal\u2019s 2-0 loss in Dublin two weeks ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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