Ronaldo is 50-50 to play vs South Korea

AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Portugal coach Fernando Santos said that Cristiano Ronaldo’s availability is still in question for their closing Group H match against South Korea on Friday.

The 37-year-old Portugal captain missed Wednesday’s practice and stayed at the gym to do recovery and specific exercises and, with his team already through to the knock-out stages, he could be rested against South Korea even if fit.

“I think it is 50-50 if he plays or not, we’ll see,” Santos told a news conference on Thursday.