Ronaldo: We're not favourites

Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted that Portugal are not among the favourites for the World Cup, but that if they all play well they DO havea chance of going all the way. Portugal struggled against Cape Verde, but have to beat one of Brazil and Ivory Coast if the are to qualify from their group.

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"It's not enough to have just two or three players," he said. "For a team to win the World Cup you must not necessarily have 11 (good players) but seven or eight of a very good standard," Ronaldo was quoted in fifa.com.

"That's how you win the World Cup."

Ronaldo, who is with his Portuguese team-mates at the training camp preparing for the football's biggest event, is adamant there is no one-man show and conceded that Portugal are not among the favourites in South Africa.

"Portugal are not among the favourites. Other teams also want to win. Portugal has never won such a big tournament as this," the former World Player of the year said. "If I and the team perform well, I think we can go as far as is possible. The squad has a great team spirit."

"We might not have as much experience but individually we can be better," he said. "But the most important thing is the group's togetherness, that the team works well. I will try to do my best, as I always do, be it for my club or country. I will be motivated," Ronaldo remarked.