• Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo during training. Grigory Dukor / Reuters
    Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo during training. Grigory Dukor / Reuters
  • Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo, second right, relaxes during training. Francisco Leong / AFP
    Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo, second right, relaxes during training. Francisco Leong / AFP
  • Portugal's players during training. Grigory Dukor / Reuters
    Portugal's players during training. Grigory Dukor / Reuters
  • Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo during training. Grigory Dukor / Reuters
    Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo during training. Grigory Dukor / Reuters
  • Cristiano Ronaldo, centre, has scored four goals for Portugal in Russia. Paulo Novais / EPA
    Cristiano Ronaldo, centre, has scored four goals for Portugal in Russia. Paulo Novais / EPA
  • Portugal's coach Fernando Santos during training. Grigory Dukor / Reuters
    Portugal's coach Fernando Santos during training. Grigory Dukor / Reuters
  • Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo gestures during a training session. Francisco Leong / AFP
    Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo gestures during a training session. Francisco Leong / AFP
  • Cristiano Ronaldo gestures during a training session. Francisco Leong / AFP
    Cristiano Ronaldo gestures during a training session. Francisco Leong / AFP
  • Portugal's Pepe, Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Alves during training. Grigory Dukor / Reuters
    Portugal's Pepe, Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Alves during training. Grigory Dukor / Reuters
  • Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo gestures during a training session. Francisco Leong /.AFP
    Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo gestures during a training session. Francisco Leong /.AFP
  • Portugal's defenders Pepe and Jose Fonte, forwards Cristiano Ronaldo and Ricardo Quaresma share a laugh during a training session. Francisco Leong / AFP
    Portugal's defenders Pepe and Jose Fonte, forwards Cristiano Ronaldo and Ricardo Quaresma share a laugh during a training session. Francisco Leong / AFP
  • Portugal's midfielder Joao Mario, forward Goncalo Guedes, midfielder Adrien Silva and defender Rui Mario take part in a training session. Francisco Leong / AFP
    Portugal's midfielder Joao Mario, forward Goncalo Guedes, midfielder Adrien Silva and defender Rui Mario take part in a training session. Francisco Leong / AFP
  • Portugal's players stretch during training. Francisco Leong / AFP
    Portugal's players stretch during training. Francisco Leong / AFP
  • Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, centre, takes part in training. Victor R Caivano / AP Photo
    Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, centre, takes part in training. Victor R Caivano / AP Photo
  • Joao Mario, Mario Rui, Raphael Guerreiro and Bruno Fernandes take part in training for Portugal. Diogo Pinto / AP Photo
    Joao Mario, Mario Rui, Raphael Guerreiro and Bruno Fernandes take part in training for Portugal. Diogo Pinto / AP Photo

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Relaxed Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal train as they prepare for Uruguay clash at World Cup - in pictures

Portugal looking to win the competition for the first time go up against Uruguay in Sochi on Saturday

Graham Caygill

June 29, 2018

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Cristiano Ronaldo was in relaxed form as Portugal took part in their final training session on Friday before they face Uruguay on Saturday at the World Cup.

The Real Madrid forward smiled and laughed with teammates throughout training as the European champions completed their final preparations for the second-round tie.

Portugal last reached the quarter-finals in 2006 and go up against a Uruguayan side who lost at the last-16 stage four years ago in Brazil.

The game in Sochi kicks off on Saturday at 10pm UAE time.

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