Is Cristiano Ronaldo playing today? Latest on star's availability for Portugal vs Slovakia in Euro 2024 qualifying

Brad Cox

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Portugal return to action when they face Slovakia in a European Championship qualifier on Friday, September 8. 

Cristiano Ronaldo has been tearing up the Saudi Pro League since their 2023/24 season started last month, with six goals and four assists in Al Nassr's opening four matches. He leads the early-season Golden Boot standings from the likes of former Real Madrid teammate Karim Benzema.

Last time out for Portugal, Ronaldo scored the winning goal against Iceland as they took an important three points in Group J. They top those standings by two points, with their next opponents in second place.

Victory over Slovakia and Luxembourg next week will put Portugal in a strong position to reach the Euro 2024 finals, where Ronaldo will look to win the trophy for the second time after their triumph in France back in 2016.

The Sporting News takes a look at his availability and whether or not he will feature against Slovakia on Friday.

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Is Cristiano Ronaldo playing today?

After a great start to the Saudi league's new season, and no injury concerns, expected Ronaldo starts Portugal's match against Slovakia.

Portugal boss Roberto Martinez has started Ronaldo in every game since he took charge back in January. Ronaldo has repaid that faith with five goals in his past four games as part of a 100% winning start to Euro 2024 qualification.

The Al Nassr man also played the full 90 minutes in back-to-back games against Iceland, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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What time does Slovakia vs Portugal kick off?

The Euro 2024 qualifier will be held on Friday, September 8, at Tehelne Pole stadium, Bratislava, Slovakia.

The time of the match will be at 8:45 p.m. local time. Here is how that translates to time zones in different regions around the world.

  Date Kickoff time
USA Fri, Sept 6 2:45 p.m. ET
Canada Fri, Sept 6 2:45 p.m. ET
UK Fri, Sept 6 7:45 p.m. BST
Australia Sat, Sept 7 5:45 a.m. AEST
India Sat, Sept 7 12:15 a.m. IST
Hong Kong Sat, Sept 7 2:45 a.m. HKT
Malaysia Sat, Sept 7 2:45 a.m. MYT
Singapore Sat, Sept 7 2:45 a.m. SGT
New Zealand Sat, Sept 7 6:45 a.m. NZST

MORE: Watch the Saudi Pro League in the USA with Fubo

Slovakia vs Portugal live stream, TV channel

  TV channel Streaming
USA ViX
UK Viaplay Sports
Australia Optus Sport
Canada DAZN
Hong Kong
India Sony LIV, JioTV
Malaysia Astro SuperSport 3 Astro Go, sooka
New Zealand Sky Sport 3 NZ
Singapore Hub Sports 2 StarHub TV+

USA: This match is available to live stream with Spanish language options on ViX.

Canada: This match can be streamed live via DAZN.

UK: All Euro 2024 qualifiers will be shown on Viaplay Sports.

Australia: The game is available via Optus Sport.

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Brad is a content producer for The Sporting News and has previously worked for the likes of Squawka and The Athletic. His career highlight to date is reporting from the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final in Paris.