Cristiano Ronaldo has said Portugal’s upcoming match against the Black Stars of Ghana is “the most difficult” in the ongoing World Cup in Qatar.

Speaking ahead of his country’s clash with the Black Stars scheduled for Thursday, 24 November 2022 – the first of the Group H game at Stadium 974 in Doha, the 37-year-old star said: “I believe our national team has tremendous potential to win the World Cup. We will see. I believe we can. I have that hope, that belief”.

“But like these competitions always teach us; we must think calmly. We must think and focus on the first group game. We must think about the Ghana game which is the most difficult one”.

“We must start well, gain some confidence and we will go from there,” he said.