Kylian Mbappe responds to Cristiano Ronaldo's latest social media post

Kylian Mbappe has offered his support to Cristiano Ronaldo after Portugal’s elimination in the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Cup.

The French international helped guide Les Bleus to the semi-finals of the competition after beating England 2-1 on Saturday night.

However, Portugal were not so lucky at the same stage of the tournament, and after losing 1-0 against Morocco, Fernando Santos’s Europeans will now travel home, and for Ronaldo, this weekend’s crushing outing will likely be his last appearance in the prestigious competition.

Although not yet confirmed, at 37 it seems incredibly unlikely that the five-time Ballon d’Or winner will be part of his country’s plans in 2026.

Posting a lengthy statement on his social media recently, Ronaldo (translated by Google) said: “Winning a World Cup for Portugal was the most ambitious dream of my career. I was happy to win many titles of international dimension, even for Portugal, but putting the name of our country at the highest level in the world was my biggest dream.

“I fought for it. I fight hard for this dream. In the 5 appearances I scored in World Cups when I was over 16 years old, always alongside great players and supported by millions of Portuguese, I gave everything and put everything on the pitch. I never gave up on the fight and I never gave up on that song.

“Unfortunately yesterday the song ended. It is not worth reacting hot. I just want everyone to know that a lot has been said, a lot has been written, a lot has been speculated, but my dedication to Portugal hasn’t changed for an instant. I was always one more person fighting for everyone’s goal and I would never turn my back on my teammates and my country.

“For now there is not much more to say. Thank you Portugal, Thank you Qatar, The dream was beautiful while it lasted… Now, let’s hope that in time it will be a good adviser and allow everyone to draw their own conclusions”.

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