Kartik Aaryan feels "heartbroken" after Ronaldo's exit from FIFA World Cup 2026

Jul 07, 2026

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 7 : Actor Kartik Aaryan feels heartbroken after the exit of the Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portugal team from the ongoing FIFA World Cup following their defeat by Spain on Tuesday (India time).
Kartik Aaryan shared a heartbreak emoji while mentioning CR7 on his Instagram story following Portugal's defeat, leading to the last appearance of Ronaldo in the World Cup.

Before the match, Cristiano had announced that the ongoing edition would be his last WC; however, he has not offered any hint on his international football future as he chases the record of 1,000 professional goals.
Since Cristiano's debut at the grandest stage, Portugal has achieved fourth place in his debut tournament in 2006, followed by a round of 16 in the 2010 edition, then a group stage exit in 2014 and then another pre-quarterfinal exit in 2018.
Cristiano's FIFA World Cup career ends with 27 matches (second most by a player) and just 11 goals, underwhelming for a player of his stature and level of club accomplishments. Heading into the tournament, there were a lot of questions around Cristiano's participation, but as an individual, he had a rather decent outing, with three goals in five matches in this edition.
Meanwhile, Kartik Aaryan will be next seen in the film Naagzilla, which is produced by Dharma Productions and directed by Mrigdeep Singh.