Cristiano Ronaldo Calls Spain Favorite, Hopes to Score in Upcoming Match

Portuguese captain Cristiano Ronaldo believes Spain enters their upcoming match as the favorite, citing their past World Cup victory. He expressed a personal fondness for playing against the Spanish team, recalling positive experiences from their roughly ten previous encounters.

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Spain is the favorite because they have won before, but it's a different competition. There's fatigue, it's been hot... I love playing against Spain. I've played about ten matches against them, and the memory is very good. It's balanced, and tomorrow will be the same. Tomorrow we have to play well, have courage, and run.

"Spain is the favorite because they have won before, but it's a different competition," Ronaldo stated. "There's fatigue, it's been hot... I love playing against Spain. I've played about ten matches against them, and the memory is very good. It's balanced, and tomorrow will be the same. Tomorrow we have to play well, have courage, and run."

Ronaldo acknowledged Spain's consistent strength across different generations, describing them as a very good team that plays well, anticipating a tough match. "Spain always has good teams. They are different generations, but I always see Spain as a whole. They are very good, they play very well, and it will be very tough, but I hope we have a good game."

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Spain always has good teams. They are different generations, but I always see Spain as a whole. They are very good, they play very well, and it will be very tough, but I hope we have a good game.

Addressing criticism of his own performance in the current World Cup, the Portuguese star defended his contribution. "I don't think I'm doing that badly; I've scored three goals. Let's see if we win tomorrow and I score," he added, expressing his desire to perform well and find the net again.

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I don't think I'm doing that badly; I've scored three goals. Let's see if we win tomorrow and I score.