LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's headline writers were running out of superlatives to describe Cristiano Ronaldo's stunning hat-trick performance against Sweden as the Portugal captain set his sights on lighting up the World Cup in Brazil.
"I am here," Ronaldo shouted as he stood proud as a peacock on the pitch in Solna after one of his three goals in Portugal's 3-2 playoff win on Tuesday that catapulted his country into next year's finals in Portuguese-speaking Brazil.
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