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We know we have a complicated group,&#8221; Ronaldo told\u00a0<em>SporTV<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>To help his side achieve their aim, the Real Madrid star is hoping for support from linguistic &#8220;brothers&#8221;\u00a0Brazil, who are the hosts, at least until both cross swords he hopes in\u00a0the final.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am hoping for great support from the Brazilians, it is a brother nation, speaking the same language.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Iberian giants kick off their campaign against\u00a0Germany\u00a0on June 16 in\u00a0Salvador, before taking on the\u00a0USA\u00a0and then\u00a0Ghana.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">By: Gary Al-Smith\/Citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/garyalsmith\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @garyalsmith<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted that his country will first have to navigate a treacherous group if they are to go far in next month&#8217;s World Cup finals. 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