Portugal coach Queiroz: World Cup NEEDS Real Madrid's Ronaldo
Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz says the World Cup NEEDS Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Queiroz, the former Manchester United assistant manager, and Ronaldo, his captain, must ensure victory over Hungary if Portugal are to stand a chance of qualifying for the World Cup.
Queiroz has been in these shoes before, failing to take Portugal to the European Championships in 1992 and the World Cup in 1994 in his first spell as manager, but to crash with the best player in the world in the passenger seat would be a particularly bitter end.
"If I could not get Cristiano to the World Cup, I would be full of regret," he told the Daily Mail.
"I do not agree with Sepp Blatter, the FIFA president, that a World Cup without Ronaldo would not suffer.
"I am not saying we only deserve to be there for him, we must be there on merit, all of us, but it would be a pity if Ronaldo was not on this stage because he will create entertainment for the world."
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Comments (6)
make the playoffs, not qualify.
portugal should qualify now. 2nd in their group and their last game is against malta who've lost all but one of their games which was a draw. if they don't beat malta then they really don't deserve to be in the world cup anyway.
Let him take his country 2 south africa to prove hes the real word player.
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