Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, and James Rodriguez, 34, are set for their first-ever World Cup matchup. The 2026 tournament in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico will likely be the final appearance for both footballing icons.
Rodriguez became a global star at the 2014 World Cup. He now plays in Major League Soccer. Ronaldo has a long-standing partnership with crypto exchange Binance.
Rodriguez launched his own JR10 crypto token in 2018. Unofficial meme coins bearing Ronaldo's name reached a market cap of $143 million in 2025, though he has no official connection to them.
Neither player has announced new crypto projects tied to the World Cup. The 2026 event arrives in a more mature digital asset market compared to the 2022 Qatar tournament.