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The reality is Portugal has never been a contender to win World Cup as much as the big guns like Germany, Italy or Brazil. They are tier 2 team at most on international level, maybe even tier 3 for a lot of time.
Portugal have won only two trophies in their entire history and guess what, both were during Ronaldo's era. To count not winning World Cup against Ronaldo's legacy then is clutching at strews. Portugal have achieved their best results during his time.
Yeah, still with major trophies only counted, Ronaldo had a lot more. This comparison has no base at all. We aren't saying Ronaldo is one of the top 5 in history just because he scored a lot of goals and that's it. He's more than that.
The guy failed at the biggest stage 5 times in 5 WCs, not a single goal + assist in 8 games when it matters most.. beyond terrible for someone who is considered one of the greatest players ever.. worse than Stoichkov who did more in a single WC with Bulgaria than Ronaldo in 5 WCs.. You can add Suker, Hagi, Modric, Forlan etc. etc. etc. Tons of players playing for equally strong or worse teams than Portugal did better than Ronaldo in the WCs, even the most ardent Ronaldo fans will not defend his embarrassing record in the WCs as they are obsessed with his CL knock-out stats..
The common point for all time greats is the same they all shined in a WC, the biggest stage... It is not about winning the WC either, it is about leaving your mark there just like Baggio, Stoichkov, Hagi, James Rodrigues, Suker, Forlan, Platini etc even if your team is eliminated in the QFs or semis..
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