Portugal World Cup Squad

Goalkeepers: Beto (Sevilla), Eduardo (Braga), Rui Patricio (Sporting).

Defenders: Andre Almeida (Benfica), Bruno Alves (Fenerbahce), Fabio Coentreo (Real Madrid), Joao Pereira (Valencia), Neto (Zenit), Pepe (Real Madrid), Ricardo Costa (Valencia).

Midfielders: Joao Moutinho (Monaco), Miguel Veloso (Dinamo Kiev), Raul Meireles (Fenerbahce), Ruben Amorim (Benfica), William Carvalho (Sporting).

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Eder (SC Braga), Helder Postiga (Lazio), Hugo Almeida (Besiktas), Nani (Manchester United), Rafa (Braga), Varela (FC Porto), Vieirinha (Wolfsburg).

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Nuno Gomes : Figo got more brains than CR7

Former Portugal international Nuno Gomes feels Real Madrid attacker Cristiano Ronaldo is the best in the world at the moment - even though he is not as clever as former Galactico Luis Figo.

Nuno Gomes played alongside Figo for Portugal between 1996 and 2006, while he also featured alongside Ronaldo for the Seleccao during the latter stages of his international career.

While he acknowledges that Ronaldo is blessed with greater physical prowess than his Madrid predecessor, the former Benfica star claims Figo was the more intelligent footballer of the two.

"Figo during his time was the best and Cristiano is the best at the moment," Nuno Gomes was quoted as saying by uefa.com.

"Figo had more brains but Cristiano has more power.

"Maybe Cristiano scores more goals than Figo did because he can play not only as a winger but as a forward, whereas Figo was more of a winger but was rapid."

Figo, who won the 2000 edition of the Ballon d'Or, played 239 games for Madrid between 2000 and 2005, while Ronaldo - twice a winner of the revamped Fifa Ballon d'Or prize - has made 244 appearances.

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Capello: Ronaldo deserves Ballon d'Or

Fabio Capello believes that Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to win this year's Ballon d'Or for playing a key role in Portugal's qualification for the World Cup.

The 28-year-old attacker has been in sensational goalscoring form all year and currently has 25 goals in 18 appearances for Real Madrid so far this season.

However, Capello believes it was his remarkable four-goal haul in Portugal's play-off triumph over Sweden, which included a hat-trick in the second leg in Solna, which should see Ronaldo break a run of two successive runners-up finishes to Lionel Messi in the battle for the Ballon d'Or.

"This year Cristiano definitely deserves it," the Russia boss told Deutsche Presse-Agentur.

"In recent years, he always deservedly came second to Messi but this season he has done really decisive things.

"Against Sweden in the play-offs, he carried his Portugal to qualification for the World Cup. It was impressive."

Although Messi is again in contention, Ronaldo's main rival for the annual Fifa award is believed to be Franck Ribery, who won a treble with Bayern Munich last season.

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Brazil vs Portugal Highlights

A Friendly match : Brazil vs Portugal 3-1 .

Goals scored for Brazil : Thiago Silva, Neymar , Jo
Goals scored for Portugal : Raul Meireles

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Ronaldo makes hattrick , and a new record

Ronaldo made up a new hattrick with Portugal , and a new record.

Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed his pride at breaking Eusebio's goalscoring record with a hat-trick in Portugal's 4-2 win over Northern Ireland to become his nation's second-highest goalscorer of all-time.

A second-half trio of goals helped the Seleccao leap back into first place in their 2014 World Cup qualification group, two points ahead of Russia who have a game in hand.

The Real Madrid forward entered the game with 40 international goals but left with 43, surpassing legend Eusebio's 41 and only trailing Pauleta - who is on 47 - in the nation's standings.

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