Patrice Evra says Cristiano Ronaldo will be “angry” heading into the World Cup as he will want to prove he is still the best player on the planet.
Qatar is expected to be the superstar’s final bow on the big stage with the 37-year-old telling Piers Morgan in his controversial interview that he plans to retire at around 40. Portugal’s campaign kicks off on Thursday when they take on Ghana in Group F with Uruguay and South Korea to come next week.
Ronaldo missed his country’s 4-0 warm-up friendly win over Nigeria last Thursday due to a stomach bug but was seen training with his countrymen this week after touching down in Qatar. Having also missed the final two Manchester United games before the break due to illness, the attacker will not have played for two-and-a-half weeks by the time Portugal line up against Ghana.
