KAZAN, Russia - Portugal's superstar captain Cristiano Ronaldo revealed on Thursday he will not play in the Confederations Cup third-place match on Sunday in order to finally meet his newborn twins.

Hours after Wednesday's 3-0 semifinal loss to Chile in a penalty shootout in Kazan, Ronaldo said he had been given permission to miss the playoff against Mexico in Moscow, and jetted off to meet his new arrivals.

On Thursday, Ronaldo posted a picture on both Instagram and Facebook of him with a baby on each arm.