Ronaldo certain to play against Germany - Eduardo

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AFP Campinas (Brazil)
Last Updated : Jun 15 2014 | 9:20 AM IST
Cristiano Ronaldo is certain to play Portugal's crunch World Cup opener against Germany, goalkeeper Eduardo said, despite a lingering knee problem.
Ronaldo took a full part in warm-ups in front of the watching media but he was careful not to put his full weight on the strapped knee as the squad went through some jumping drills.
All eyes have been on the world player of the year's recovery from thigh and knee problems, despite his return to play 65 minutes of Portugal's final warm-up game against Ireland this week.
The Real Madrid forward, whose form and fitness will be vital to Portugal's chances, sparked new fears over his knee problem when he had it iced after training on Thursday.
But he looked able to run freely in a series of short sprint drills in which he practised his famous step-overs without the ball.
Afterwards, Eduardo echoed team-mate William Carvalho's comments a day earlier when he said Ronaldo would be fit and ready for Monday's game in Salvador.
"Cristiano is training well, he's training hard and we are sure he's going to be 100 percent to help us and to have an excellent game," Eduardo said yesterday.
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First Published: Jun 15 2014 | 9:20 AM IST

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