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Tom Victor

Cristiano Ronaldo left sweating as Portugal face World Cup qualification crisis

Portugal's World Cup preparations have been dealt another blow, with an injury, illness and suspension crisis leaving Cristiano Ronaldo at risk of missing out on what could be his final opportunity to play at the tournament.

The Euro 2016 winners are due to take on Turkey in their World Cup qualifying play-off on Thursday, having finished second in their group behind Serbia. The winners of the game in Porto will then take on either Italy or North Macedonia for a place in the finals in Qatar.

Ronaldo scored more goals than any other Portuguese player in the group phase, netting six times. However, a number of absentees for Fernando Santos' side could leave their hopes of qualification up in smoke.

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