By Ameenu Shardow
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Former Ghana captain Stephen Appiah believes Portugal is a ââ¬Ëone man teamââ¬â¢ with their talismanic captain Cristiano Ronaldo as the main focus.
The Black Stars will come up against the 2006 World Cup semi finalists in the final group game at Juneââ¬â¢s World Cup in Brazil.
Some however believe the Portuguese team is heavily reliant on Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo and thus lack the attribute of an all-round team of which Ghana can exploit at the World Cup.
Ronaldo, the reigning best player in the world has hit a rich vein of form for both club and country with some few months to the commencement of the tournament in Brazil.
He is largely credited for Portugalââ¬â¢s qualification to the World Cup after an excellent individual display in the playoffs to ditch Sweden.
But ex Ghana captain Stephen Appiah agrees to the tag of a ââ¬Ëone-man-teamââ¬â¢ for coach Paulo Bentoââ¬â¢s side despite the presence of other acclaimed world class players in Joao Moutinho, Raul Meireles, Pepe, Nani and Hugo Almeida.
ââ¬ÅHe [Cristiano Ronaldo] always makes the difference in the team,â⬠Appiah told GHANAsoccernet.com.
ââ¬ÅWe saw what he did against Sweden [in the World Cup playoffs] so you can judge for yourself.ââ¬
Ghana is making a third appearance at the World Cup finals this term and will face USA and Germany before taking on Portugal in the final Group G game.