Portugal coach Fernando Santos still has a lot of doubts about the team he will field in their opening World Cup match against neighbours Spain, he said on Wednesday.
He also confirmed that captain Cristiano Ronaldo will start Thursday’s friendly at home to Algeria, their final warmup match.
Ronaldo missed the first week of training and the friendlies against Tunisia and Belgium after playing for Real Madrid in the Champions League final against Liverpool at the end of last month.
“The same thing happened before Euro 2016 with Ronaldo and Pepe, when they both played in the Champions League final,” Santos told reporters. “Ronaldo will definitely start the game.”
“I have a lot of doubts, I have 23 players and full confidence in each of them,” he said “There is one week to go, we will have to see what happens in training.