'The baton has passed!': Portugal can win this open World Cup... but NOT if they have Cristiano Ronaldo in their team, Sportsmail's Oliver Holt tells WORLD CUP CONFIDENTIAL
- Portugal finished top of the group on Friday with two wins from three games
- However, they lost their final match of the group stage against South Korea
- Cristiano Ronaldo has struggled to make an impact in Qatar so far
- Sportsmail's Oliver Holt thinks he should be dropped from the starting line-up
- Click here for the latest World Cup 2022 news, fixtures, live action and results
Portugal are capable of winning the World Cup, but must drop Cristiano Ronaldo to go all the way in Qatar, according to Mail on Sunday Chief Sports Writer Oliver Holt.
Fernando Santos' side finished top of their group on Friday, but were beaten by South Korea, with Ronaldo at fault for the first goal that his team conceded in their 2-1 loss.
Holt believes the 37-year-old is no longer bringing enough to his team, and must pass on the baton to the younger generation to take Portugal to World Cup glory.
Also in today's WORLD CUP CONFIDENTIAL:
- Whether the World Cup is becoming more of a level playing field or if the traditional super powers aren't so super anymore
- Women's football correspondent Kathryn Batte delivers a startling first-hand account of chaos at Uruguay vs Ghana
- Ian Herbert on Uruguay behaving 'despicably' after crashing out and why it's good riddance that they and Luis Suarez are gone
WATCH THE FULL VIDEO HERE
Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday writers Ian Ladyman, Oliver Holt, Ian Herbert and Kathryn Batte were speaking as part of Sportsmail and MailPlus's daily videocast 'World Cup Confidential'.
It appears on MailOnline every morning of the tournament and can be found on our YouTube channel.
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