Portugal's World Cup journey came to an abrupt end on the World Cup stage when they unexpectedly lost to Morocco. The 37-year-old legendary superstar took a private plane with his family before leaving Qatar and posted a heartfelt text on social media, recalling this World Cup journey full of sadness. Facing a career with the Portuguese national team, Cron said he would make a choice after calm reflection and would not rule out the possibility of retirement.
Portugal's national team departed for home on Sunday (11), only 14 of the 24 players returned with the team, while C Lang and 10 others chose to disperse in Qatar.C Lang and his girlfriend Georgina and other friends and family left on a private jet, and at the time of departure, he wrote on social media: "Winning the World Cup for Portugal is the greatest dream of my career. Fortunately, I have won many titles in the international arena, including for Portugal, but the World Cup title has always been the biggest dream in my heart, for which I have always struggled. In the past 16 years, I have scored goals in five World Cups, surrounded by great players and the support of millions of Portuguese people, I gave my all to the game, never shied away from the fight, never gave up on the dream, but unfortunately, this dream came to an end yesterday ......"
There is widespread speculation that Cron's Portugal career is coming to an end, however, Cron, who has scored the most goals on the international stage, has not denied this, stating, "It would be irrational to make a decision at this passionate time, and I want everyone to know that, despite all the recent rumors, my loyalty to Portugal has never wavered, and I would never betray my teammates and the I will never betray my teammates and my country. There is not much to say now, thanks to Portugal, thanks to Qatar. It's always beautiful until the dream is over ...... Now it's time to listen to the voice of reason and everyone has to make their own final decision."
Cron agreed a release from his contract with Manchester United on the eve of the World Cup and his priority now is to decide where he will go in the January transfer window. Portugal's next game will be a UEFA Europa League outing, when they face Liechtenstein in March, and it remains unclear whether Cron will continue to play for the national team.
