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Portugal\u2019s Cristiano Ronaldo, center, warms up for an international friendly soccer match between Portugal and Nigeria in Leiria, Portugal, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo\/Armando Franca)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Portugal traveled to the United States on Friday with Cristiano Ronaldo saying the team needs to focus on getting off to a good start instead of thinking ahead about contending for its first World Cup<\/a> title.<\/p>

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The Portuguese are among the favorites at the expanded 48-team tournament and the 41-year-old Ronaldo will be playing in his sixth World Cup, the most ever alongside rival Lionel Messi of Argentina.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is important to get off to a good start, do well in the first and second matches and then finish first in the group,\u201d Ronaldo told reporters in Portugal before the team\u2019s departure. \u201cThen we go match by match, but not with the expectations of winning it all. It has to be step by step. A good start is the most important thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Portugal will play its opening Group K match against Congo on Wednesday in Houston. The team then faces Uzbekistan on June 23, again in Houston, and finishes the group stage against Colombia on June 27 in Miami.<\/p>\n

Ronaldo said it will be further in the tournament, \u201cwhen things get tighter and the psychological and physical fatigue\u201d come into play, \u201cthat we will know who the real champions are.\u201d<\/p>

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This is Portugal\u2019s ninth World Cup appearance. The team finished third in 1966 and fourth in 2006 \u2014 when Ronaldo made his World Cup debut. In 2022, Portugal reached the quarterfinals but was upset by Morocco 1-0<\/a> .<\/p>\n

Ronaldo, who won the European Championship with Portugal in 2016, said the team\u2019s preparation at home was intense and productive. He said he is feeling well physically and the whole squad is ready and hopeful ahead of its quest for a first World Cup title.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a very good generation of players,\u201d said Ronaldo, who now plays in Saudi Arabia after spending most of professional career with Real Madrid and Manchester United. \u201cBut there are factors that we can\u2019t control. Winning or losing, which is the most important thing, depends on many factors. But it\u2019s a generation that will make the Portuguese people happy.\u201d<\/p>

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AP soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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