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[ultrloa]

Some people only look at Ronaldo's current condition, but they forget that in the previous 5 editions of the World Cup he made a big impact. I saw a comment on social media “the previous 5 editions Ronaldo carried 10 people, and this edition 10 people carried him” I think it's a comment that does happen. And in the current Portugal squad, even though he can't be at his best on the pitch, he can transmit his mentality to his teammates.

The coach also has his reasons for bringing Ronaldo into the squad. Just like Carlo Ancelotti did in Brazil when he included Neymar in the squad. There was a lot of debate about that too, as many thought there were other players who were more deserving.

I respect all the things Cristiano Ronaldo has shown and achieved in his career which has yet stopped but I really disagree with you about his "big impact on previous 5 World Cups" which is simply not accurate.

The highest position he has ever reached in World Cup is in 2006 with a fourth position but he was a young player in that World Cup and he was led by other legendary players like Figo, Deco, Pauleta. He was not a captain or a key player in that World Cup, now let's see what he did in other World Cups. If you actually watched those World Cups from 2010 to 2022, or you can search for information, you will easily see that Cristiano Ronaldo made great disappointment in those World Cups.

The exception is World Cup 2018 when he scored a spectacular hat-trick against Spain but Portugal did not go too far in 2018 tournament. Generally, as a captain of Portugal in World Cups from 2010 to 2022, Cristiano usually made disappointment rather than impression.

You also have to look at what their squad was like back then, we can't just look at everything from one side, but also from different sides. Does Portugal have a very solid squad? As far as I know, I have seen a solid squad from Portugal only in the last few years. And keep in mind that before Ronaldo they couldn't do much either. But in the Ronaldo Era they can make a lot of surprises.

I don't mean to say it's thanks to Ronaldo, but we can see how influential he is, especially in mentality. In the Euros they were able to get great success by winning the championship. Portugal is not a country like other countries that have a history of success with champions, we also have to see that.

This is the reason why we should look at the whole view of situation, since Portugal before is not considered as power house team. And they just became strong teams as many years past. But we can see on era of Ronaldo, his presence and also mentality lift his team.

They might not became a top country at that time, but he really help Portugal to push and compete for possible titles. Portugal success before is mixed with the development of their team before and also by help of Ronaldo's presence, the credit cannot be given to single person only.

[Volgastallion]

But man today Portugal is a A class team, before in the early 2000 they were a B+ or a team with no so much history who always was there nearby of becoming a class A team but since the arrival of Cristiano Ronald and in the late 2010 when Portugal start to win the eurocup and some Nations Leagues they are now between the high level teams of europe, i know maybe they dont have the history of other but they are there by performance.

[Finebone]

But man today Portugal is a A class team, before in the early 2000 they were a B+ or a team with no so much history who always was there nearby of becoming a class A team but since the arrival of Cristiano Ronald and in the late 2010 when Portugal start to win the eurocup and some Nations Leagues they are now between the high level teams of europe, i know maybe they dont have the history of other but they are there by performance.

All that you said here are true, which I 100% agree to, since Cristiano Ronaldo emerge in this Portuguese team, they have been up there competing with the very best, and it's because of his presence they are tag as one of the favourite for this world cup event, because no player in the history of Portugal brings such influence on and off the pitch like Cristiano Ronaldo.

I would have love it, if they can win it and bring his glorious footballing career to a close, because if they cannot win it now that he is still available, I doubt if Portugal will ever be this competitive to the extent of winning it later in the future.

[Kavelj22]

But man today Portugal is a A class team, before in the early 2000 they were a B+ or a team with no so much history who always was there nearby of becoming a class A team but since the arrival of Cristiano Ronald and in the late 2010 when Portugal start to win the eurocup and some Nations Leagues they are now between the high level teams of europe, i know maybe they dont have the history of other but they are there by performance.

Portugal is a respectful team in World Cup since the 2000s. They had never win the cup but they had iconic moments and big stars who graved their names in the football history. Since the 2000s, they have became a permanent guest in every Mondial, being qualified for 6 consecutive World Cup tournaments, but without reaching the finals at anytime. Their best position was back in 1966 when they got the third place. However, I guess Portugal national team has a large fan base due to Ronaldo great performance with or without his national team. Watching Portugal playing was always a great pleasure for every football fan.

[JiiBs]

Portugal is a respectful team in World Cup since the 2000s. They had never win the cup but they had iconic moments and big stars who graved their names in the football history.

A lot of people want this 2026 tournament to be won by Portugal, just so Ronaldo would have some bragging rights and yeah, they are an important team in this tournament but unfortunately, these wouldn’t guarantee them the cup, not even the qualities in the team except they are able to play like a team. Most players in the Portuguese team don’t really agree and work well with Ronaldo. They are not open to creating clear chances or not to be selfish with the ball when Ronaldo is open for passes and that’s one of the challenges their team face. Hope they are able to work that out and if that is done, I think Portugal would make good progress in this tournament.