Al-Nassr captain and football icon Cristiano Ronaldo has said that winning the FIFA World Cup should not be the ultimate standard for determining who deserves to be called the greatest footballer of all time.
Speaking in a recent interview with Piers Morgan Uncensored, the 40-year-old Portuguese forward argued that it would be unfair to measure a player’s greatness based solely on a single tournament.
“It’s not a dream for me to win the World Cup,” Ronaldo said. “To define what? To define if I’m one of the best in history? To win one competition with six or seven games? You think it’s fair?”
Ronaldo, who has lifted every major club and continental trophy across his career — including the UEFA Champions League, European Championship, and Nations League — remains one of football’s most decorated athletes. However, the World Cup remains the only major title missing from his glittering resume.
The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star is expected to make what could be his final World Cup appearance with Portugal next year, as he continues to defy age and maintain elite performance levels in Saudi Arabia with Al-Nassr.
Ronaldo’s comments have reignited debate among fans and pundits about the true measure of footballing greatness — whether it lies in individual brilliance and longevity or in the glory of the world’s biggest tournament.
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