Cristiano Ronaldo has said winning the World Cup in Qatar will be a spectacular thing for him, adding that he doesn’t lack what it takes to attain the feat.
Ronaldo leads Portugal to the World Cup which is definitely his last chance at joining the likes of Argentina’s Diego Maradona and Brazil’s Pele in printing their name in gold.
According to him, the Portuguese team will work and keep focus towards winning the competition.
He said, “Winning would be magical. I lack nothing, I have everything. Winning the World Cup would be spectacular.
“But everyone wants to win and only one can win. We are going to work focused on being able to be champions.”
The 37-year-old also spoke about his row with Manchester United, saying his recent outburst against the club in an interview will not affect Portugal’s chances at the World Cup.
“I have no doubt that this recent episode, that interview, and other episodes with other players that happen sometimes, can sometimes shake the player but won’t shake the team,” Ronaldo said at a press conference at the Portugal camp.
Images of me and Cancelo misconstrued
On images of him grabbing Manchester City’s Joao Cancelo by the head, Ronaldo said they were misconstrued because he was only trying to comfort the player who looked sad in training.
“In these final stages of competitions there’s always those type of moments,” said Ronaldo.
“We were just playing around, I have a great relationship with him. I was asking him because his plane was late, I asked him if he came by boat.
“The same thing happened with Cancelo, he was a bit sad during training and I grabbed him by the neck and told him ‘Come on, you’ve got this’, that’s what I said. And then it became another controversy at your end.
“The whole atmosphere is excellent, it’s bulletproof and ironclad. The next player who comes here, you don’t have to ask about that, don’t talk about me, you don’t have to talk about Cristiano Ronaldo… help them out, ask them about the World Cup.”
Winning World Cup won’t end Messi debate
He went on to speak about Lionel Messi whom he appeared alongside in a new photo advertising Louis Vuitton.
“I would like to be the player to checkmate Messi, it happened in the chess game and in football it would be magic,” Ronaldo said with a smile.
Paris Saint-Germain forward Messi has won seven Ballon d’Or awards and many consider him to be the best player of all time.
“Even if I win the World Cup that debate will continue,” said Ronaldo.
“Some people like me more, some people like me less, like in life, some like blondes, some like brunettes. The World Cup will always be a showcase.
“But if you tell me you won’t win any more tournaments in your career, I would still be happy, given all I have achieved.”
