Both teams have won their first games, and one more win will almost confirm their qualification to the Round of 32.

Ronaldo is no stranger to scrutiny, and has plenty of time to turn his World Cup fortunes around in Portugal’s next two group stage games.

"Cristiano gets a lot of attention and is always in the spotlight. That has been the case since I have been in the national team and it will be the case in the future," he told a news conference on Fr...