Cristiano Ronaldo Can Power Portugal to World Cup Glory

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Published: March 7, 2014

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Cristiano Ronaldo broke another record on Wednesday by becoming his country's all-time top international goalscorer with 49 goals in 110 senior appearances.

Ronaldo scored twice in Portugal's 5-1 friendly win over Cameroon and speaking afterwards, to national broadcaster RTP, he played down the significance of his latest achievement:

I do not look to beat records



This happens naturally, with a lot of effort, dedication, with the excellent national team we have, a good coach.

I knew that sooner or later it was going to happen.



Despite his modesty on this occasion, there is surely one achievement he could not possibly play down were he to claim it.



If Ronaldo could lead his country to World Cup glory in Brazil this summer, he would become one of the indisputable all-time greats of the game.

According to Jose Mourinho, Ronaldo does not need a World Cup win to be considered a great of the game.

Speaking to Yahoo, the Chelsea boss said: "Ronaldo is great. I don't think he needs to be world champion with Portugal to be great."



While that may well be true, it does not mean that the 29-year-old cannot be a World Cup winner.  

Received wisdom suggests that Portugal are on a similar level to England in terms of quality and are thus highly unlikely to win the World Cup.

However, with a player of the Real Madrid star's quality, anything is possible.

Ronaldo is the type of player who can beat teams on his own, as he displayed back in November when his stunning hat-trick sent Portugal to the World Cup at Sweden's expense.



Equally impressive were his displays in Euro 2012 which saw Portugal reach the semi-finals only to be edged out on penalties by eventual champions, and 2010 World Cup winners, Spain. 

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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