Cristiano Ronaldo will play in Nations League finals: Portugal manager

On June 5, Portugal will take on Switzerland and the winner of the contest will face England or the Netherlands in the finale on June 9.

Portugal: Fernando Santos Portugal boss has confirmed that Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo will play for hosts Portugal in June's Nations League finals.

Former Real Madrid man Ronaldo opted out from playing six international games after Portugal was knocked out from World Cup. However, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner returned to his national team for March's Euro 2020 qualifiers.

Cristiano Ronaldo

On June 5, Portugal will take on Switzerland and the winner of the contest will face England or the Netherlands in the finale on June 9."He has a constant appreciation and passion for his country," said Santos, before adding, "His absence in the qualifying stages was very well explained and was a totally legitimate and understandable decision. He explained us well. We understood that the best way was that he would not be with us in that period."Portugal will announce their squad for the finals on 23 May and Real Madrid's all-time highest goalscorer will "certainly be" selected.