Portugal will roll into the World Cup with Cristiano Ronaldo still grabbing the spotlight, ?a midfield glittering like a jeweler¡¯s window and a familiar question lurking behind all the sparkle: Is this finally the year it stops underachieving?
The tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States is expected to be Ronaldo¡¯s record-breaking sixth World Cup, an astonishing feat for a 41-year-old who has ?spent two decades turning the improbable into routine.
Yet for all the attention Ronaldo is ?afforded, ?Portugal¡¯s engine room may be the real headline act.
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