Updated On: 27 November, 2025 09:46 AM IST | Geneva | AP
Ronaldo served a mandatory one-game ban when Portugal played its final qualifying game against Albania last week

Cristiano Ronaldo. Pic/AFP
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Cristiano Ronaldo will likely avoid missing any Portugal games at the World Cup despite his red card in a qualifying game for elbowing an Ireland opponent.
FIFA published a disciplinary verdict that imposed a three-game ban, which judged Ronaldo’s action as ‘violent conduct’ or ‘serious foul play,’ but with two of those games deferred for a one-year probation period.