Is Cristiano Ronaldo playing for Portugal vs Slovakia in Euro 2024 qualifying? Latest on Al Nassr star

Dominic Booth

Is Cristiano Ronaldo playing for Portugal vs Slovakia in Euro 2024 qualifying? Latest on Al Nassr star image

Cristiano Ronaldo is not done yet at international level — not by a long shot — as he and his Portugal teammates gear up for another set of European Championship qualifiers.

Portugal are virtually guaranteed a spot at Euro 2024 in Germany already, after winning six from six in Group J ahead of upcoming games against Slovakia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

They routed Luxembourg 9-0 in their most recent qualifier, a game Ronaldo played no part in, as he was suspended.

But what about the next match? Will men's international football's leading scorer get the chance to extend his record? The Sporting News explains.

MORE: Euro 2024 qualifying group tables, standings, fixtures and results

Is Cristiano Ronaldo playing for Portugal vs Slovakia?

Yes. Roberto Martinez called up Ronaldo in a star-studded squad for this international break, with the intention of putting the rubber stamp on qualification.

After missing out due to suspension last time, Ronaldo lined up against Slovakia wearing his country's captain's armband and duly scored his 124th goal in a Portuguese shirt to make it 2-0 with a 29th-minute penalty. He's fit and firing, returning to form with Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr of late, with 10 league goals already in 2023/24.

Slovakia will have a tough job stopping him, especially with the likes of Bruno Fernandes, Rafael Leao and Bernardo Silva likely to start behind the centre-forward in Porto.

What time does Portugal vs Slovakia kick off?

The Euro 2024 qualifier will be held on Friday, October 13, at Estadio do Dragao stadium, Porto.

The match will kick off at 8.45 p.m. local time. Here is how that translates to time zones in different regions around the world:

 DateKickoff time
USAFri, Oct. 132:45 p.m. ET
CanadaFri, Oct. 132:45 p.m. ET
UKFri, Oct. 137:45 p.m. BST
AustraliaSat, Oct. 144:45 a.m. AEST
IndiaSat, Oct. 1412:15 a.m. IST
Hong KongSat, Oct. 142:45 a.m. HKT
MalaysiaSat, Oct. 142:45 a.m. MYT
SingaporeSat, Oct. 142:45 a.m.. SGT
New ZealandSat, Oct. 146:45 a.m. NZST

MORE: All the goals Cristiano Ronaldo has scored for Al Nassr so far this season

Portugal vs Slovakia live stream, TV channel

 TV channelStreaming
USAViX, Fubo
UK
AustraliaOptus Sport
CanadaDAZN
Hong Kong
IndiaSony LIV, JioTV
MalaysiaAstro SuperSport 3Astro Go, sooka
New Zealand
Singapore

USA: Subscribers in the United States can stream this match on Fubo. It will be available to stream via ViX in Spanish.

Canada: This match can be streamed live via DAZN.

UK: This game is not currently set to be shown in the UK.

Australia: The game is available via Optus Sport.

Dominic Booth

Dominic first joined the Sporting News UK in November 2022 to work on our World Cup coverage as a freelance sub editor. He was previously a sport content editor and Man United writer at the Manchester Evening News, is a regular at both Old Traffords, football and cricket and also works for The Guardian and BBC Sport.