Cristiano Ronaldo

Real Madrid's star Cristiano Ronaldo as well as Fabio Coentrao, Andre Gomes and Goncalo Guedes on Thursday were called up for the Portuguese national football team's upcoming friendlies against the Netherlands and Egypt. Portugal national team coach Fernando Santos also decided to call up Benfica's central defender Ruben Dias, 20, who could make his debut with the team after playing with the national teams at youth level, reported Efe. The coach said at a press conference that he hopes that Ronaldo will be at his best for 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, where Portugal was drawn with Spain, Iran and Morocco in Group B.