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Cristiano Ronaldo in action for Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo, The World Player of the Year has achieved everything that is there to be achieved on the club level but National glory is still a dream for him. The 2014 FIFA World Cup was a golden opportunity for the 29 Year old Portuguese star to shut the mouth of his haters but unfortunately this time his health overshadowed his ability and he missed the chance.

Not only his health but his team was not clinical enough to end the trophy drought for their country. It has been a very long time when we last saw the fit and unstoppable Ronaldo before he got injured this year. But now when his country and he himself needed the best player on the planet to rise again he rather seemed exhausted and failed to deliver.

Cristiano has a goal rate of more than one goal per game for Real Madrid but surprisingly when it comes to national team the goal rate is about half goal per match. Probably The 2018 world cup will be the last world cup for him but at that time it will be difficult for a 33 year old man to continue as best player. So if Ronaldo has to prove his metal on National level too then probably the coming Euro Cup is the last and best chance for him.

Credits  - Football N All

So far we have had the pleasure to see many surprises in the 2014 FIFA World cup as we have seen top teams like Spain,England and Italy marching out of the worldcup in the group stage itself and the other team which is ready to join the club is the 4th ranked Portugal. After getting thunderstruck by Germany and heartbroken by USA it is time for Cristiano Ronaldo and Party to prove their worth and get themselves out of this mire.
Portugal are now on the verge of getting out of the world cup thanks to Germany and USA but the other figure who deserves equal credit is Pepe who was fool enough to concede a red card in a very crucial match against Germany. Although the Portugal National team is half drained by injuries there are still some hopes left for them as the last match day of Group G awaits us with tons of surprises . And now what every portugal fan needs is some Ronaldo magic . But what else they need is a German victory against USA with a goal difference of 3 or more goals given Portugal beat Ghana with the same goal difference . In short , if Portugal is to qualify then both Germany and Portugal need to win their respective match with a combined goal difference of at least 6 goals. Seems tough ?
Oh yes it is tough but not impossible.

In spite of hopeful players , dreamy fans and a big responsibility we cannot deny that their current form has not been up to the mark to justify their dream to qualify for the knockout round. The one thing the team lack is coordination. The final ball in the box has not been good enough. It will not be unfair to say that despite scoring a goal Nani is not delivering what was expected of him. Cristiano Ronaldo seems exhausted and looks like someone has taken out the magical fuel cell from his body. And the rest of the team is playing like a High School team. But still the whole planet wants to see the world player of the year to qualify for the next round and accomplish this mission impossible for his team.

Writer : Mudit Panwar (  Twitter - @mudit56  )
Courtsy : Football'N'All.Com