Cristiano Ronaldo certainly attracts most of the attention, just not all of the attention.
Ronaldo is on the verge of becoming the all-time leading scorer in international soccer. He can set the record on Sunday when Portugal faces Belgium in the round at 16 of the European Championship.
But the Belgians won’t be focused only on Ronaldo.
“If you see a Portugal shirt on the street, it’s 99% a Ronaldo shirt,” Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen, who plays for Portuguese club Benfica, said Saturday. “He’s the biggest player in the history of Portugal and we have to respect that, I respect him a lot. But tomorrow it’s not Belgium against Ronaldo, its Belgium against Portugal and they have a lot of good players.”
Belgium coach Roberto Martinez said there won’t be an anti-Ronaldo plan for the match.