Like it or not, Cristiano Ronaldo is still the name on everyone’s lips when it comes to this Portugal team. The number of fans with his name on their shirt outnumber other players by about 10 to one, his name was roared with the volume of a goal when the line-ups were read out and they cheered his every touch in the warm up. The cult of Ronaldo is alive and well.

But now that he’s 39 years old and plays in Saudi Arabia, aka the 27th best league in the world, could he still cut it at an international tournament?

Well, he was far more involved in the game than he was during the 2022 World Cup, when he was so ineffective he was dropped. He was also, quite clearly, the team’s leader and talisman.