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#4 Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo. A couple of words describe Portugal chances; no one would even doubt to use Ronaldo's complete name to do such a thing. Ronaldo's 81 goal-tally with Portugal is a sound proof of the five-time Ballon d'Or winner performances for his country.
With Portugal as the reigning European champions, being four in this list might generate some interesting thoughts. But there's the need to say that their team has not improved since their victory in France. However, Ronaldo remains as the top player in the world and his 2017/18 season with Real Madrid, alongside his display with Portugal in the qualifiers demonstrate such argument.
Portugal played ten games in the qualifiers versus Switzerland, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Latvia, and Andorra. Under coach Fernando Santos, the Ronaldo-led team won nine of their ten games. Portugal's only loss came in the first matchday versus Switzerland, without CR7.
Cristiano played nine games and scored 11 goals in the qualifiers, Portugal won every game he played in. With the help of newcomers Bernardo Silva, Gonçalo Guedes and André Silva, Portugal's attack have a promising future in Russia.
Portugal will have a tough road in the group stage. Their path will begin against Spain, while Morocco and Iran complete the challenging Group B.
