Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted he is no miracle worker and conceded that Portugal are not among the favourites for the World Cup.
"It's not enough to have just two or three players," he said. "For a team to win the World Cup you must not necessarily have 11 (good players) but seven or eight of a very good standard," Ronaldo was quoted in fifa.com.
"That's how you win the World Cup."
Ronaldo, who is with his Portuguese team-mates at the training camp preparing for the football's biggest event, is adamant there is no one-man show and conceded that Portugal are not among the favourites in South Africa.
"I do not play alone and I do not perform miracles," warned the Real Madrid forward. "If I and the team perform well, I think we can go as far as is possible. The squad has a great team spirit." Ronaldo added: "No, (Portugal) are not among the favourites. Other teams also want to win. Portugal has never won such a big tournament as this," the former World Player of the year added.
However, the 25-year-old is adamant that the current Portugal team is stronger as compared to the one that finished fourth at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
"We might not have as much experience but individually we can be better," he said. "But the most important thing is the group's togetherness, that the team works well. I will try to do my best, as I always do, be it for my club or country. I will be motivated," Ronaldo remarked.
Portugal are drawn in the 'Group of Death' against Brazil, Ivory Coast and North Korea and will be kicking off against the West Africans on 15 June.
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