The Portuguese legend has confirmed that he will retire from football in the next one or two years and that he will play at a sixth and final World Cup in North America next summer.

Asked when he would retire at the Tourise World Tourism Summit in Saudi Arabia, Ronaldo said: "When I mean soon, it's: I'm going back in the days and tell you - I'm really enjoying the moment right now.

"As you know in football when you reach some age you count the months very quick. So, the moment is good.

"As I tell you before I feel very good in this moment, I score goals I still feel quick and sharp, I'm enjoying my game in the national team and Al-Nassr, but of course, let's be honest when I mean soon it's probably one, two years [where] I'll still be at the game."

Pressed on whether next summer will be his last international tournament. the 40-year-old ace replied: "Definitely, yes."

The World Cup is the only trophy missing in Ronaldo's extraordinary career but he claims that his legacy in the game won't be defined by winning the biggest tournament on the planet.

He told Piers Morgan Uncensored: "If you ask me, Cristiano, is it a dream to win the World Cup? No, it's not a dream."

The forward - who is closing in on his target of 1,000 career goals - believes it is unfair to define his career based on his country's failures in a single competition.

Ronaldo said: "Define what? To define if I'm one of the best of the history, to win one competition, [of] six games, seven games. You think it's fair?"