The Portuguese football federation has reportedly devised a three-pronged argument as part of an appeal to limit Cristiano Ronaldo’s international ban to just one fixture.

Under the current ruling, Cristiano Ronaldo will be unavailable for Portugal’s final World Cup qualifier against Armenia on Sunday.

Ronaldo has featured at all of those so far except the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea. He has made 22 appearances for Portugal at World Cups, putting him fifth on the all-time list behind, Italy’s Paulo Maldini (23), Germany’s Miroslav Klose (24), Lothar Matthaus (25) and Messi (26).

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Cristiano Ronaldo has sent a message of support to his Portugal team-mates ahead of their meeting with Armenia. The Selecao currently top Group F ahead of the final round of World Cup qualification games but defeat to Ireland on Thursday means they need to win to book their trip stateside next summer.

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Portugal qualified for their 14th major tournament in a row last night, rubber-stamping their place at World Cup 2026 in style with a 9-1 trouncing of Armenia at Estádio do Dragão, in Porto.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is rapidly approaching, and the teams of the expanded tournament are falling into place. Several teams have already punched their ticket to the international competition, but there are plenty more spots left to go,