The anticipation is growing with the approaching FIFA world cup 2026 and one of the former Portugal players Nani has come forward to give his take on how Cristian Ronaldo can increase the odds of his national team winning the tournament. Nani says that the superstar should aim at building team spirit with his players before the tournament.
In an interview with The Sun Nani highlighted the significance of an integrated team. We have a great team of players, extremely gifted players. It is just the group, the environment which they need to mend, he said. They must be united and have a common objective. When they do so, then certainly they will be very good in the competition since we have an outstanding team.
Portugal, under the leadership of Ronaldo, will be in group stage of the 2026 FIFA world cup against Colombia, Uzbekistan and one of New Caledonia, Jamaica or DR Congo. At present, Portugal leads the Group K rankings, it occupies the sixth position in the world, closely behind by Colombia in the 13 th place.
Nani also pointed out that as much as Portugal is a good squad, their performance will be subject to preparation and strategies of other competing countries. It is also subject to the preparation that the other teams will have but we stand a big chance next year, he added.
The Portuguese will be heavily depending on the leadership aspect of Ronaldo in order to bring the team on board and keep the morale up during the tournament. The analysts are of the opinion that the chemistry within the team may turn out to be the difference-maker in very competitive group in World Cup. Already, fans are already speculating whether Ronaldo can make a difference and see Portugal through the group phase and far into the tournament.
Portugal has less than a year to go and the pressure is on them to go all out to prepare. Nani makes it simple, togetherness and mutual desire may be the factor to get us the World Cup trophy in 2026.