Portugal face World Cup playoff without Ronaldo

Portugal face World Cup playoff without Ronaldo

Published Nov. 13, 2009 1:18 p.m. ET

Cristiano Ronaldo will be watching from the stands Saturday when his Portugal teammates open their playoff bid to reach the World Cup against Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The world's most expensive player will miss both legs of the home-and-away playoff with an ankle injury which has already sidelined him for a month.

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