FIFA unexpectedly launches a response to Ronaldo

Many Ronaldo fans were angry when FIFA tried to respond to Ronaldo's statement, in the promotional poster for the 2026 World Cup.

Ronaldo is absent from the 42 players representing the 42 teams that have won tickets to the 2026 World Cup - Photo: FIFA

On November 19, the "FIFA World Cup" fanpage managed by FIFA released the opening poster of the 2026 World Cup promotion campaign, but Ronaldo did not appear in this poster.

Specifically, FIFA has selected 42 players representing 42 teams that have officially won tickets to the 2026 World Cup (there are still 6 play-off tickets without owners).

Among these, Messi appears at the bottom of the poster, the image is quite small but also in the position right next to the prestigious gold cup.

Standing next to Messi with the golden cup is another famous number 10, James Rodriguez of the Colombian team.

Most of the players chosen to represent their national teams in this poster are captains or attacking superstars. Typical examples include England's Harry Kane, Egypt's Salah, Norway's Haaland, France's Mbappe...

But for the Portuguese team, the chosen person is not Ronaldo but Bruno Fernandes, in the left corner of the poster.

Not only did they eliminate Ronaldo, the FIFA World Cup fanpage also posted a status that is considered a "response" to the Portuguese superstar.

Specifically, this photo is accompanied by the caption: "42 teams, 1 dream". Not long before, Ronaldo answered an interview with journalist Piers Morgan that: "The World Cup is not my dream".

This interview immediately created controversy in the football world, causing CR7 to receive a lot of criticism.

However, FIFA's apparent retaliation through an official World Cup poster did not please fans. On many social networking sites, fans criticized FIFA for being "petty" when removing one of the football icons from the World Cup promotional campaign.

In recent days, Ronaldo has caused a stir around the world when he was invited to the White House to meet with US President Donald Trump. FIFA's retaliation has therefore created even more public opinion.

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HUY DANG

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