In the quiet space before a match against Denmark, Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure from the squad gathering has become the defining detail of the international window.
The forward left the camp before the Denmark fixture, and his decision is understood to be final. There is no indication that he intends to reverse it.
For Portugal, the episode places one of the game’s most enduring figures at the centre of an abrupt international interruption. The immediate focus now turns to the Denmark match and to how the squad responds without Ronaldo’s presence around the camp.
