(CNN) Real Madrid star [astro] Cristiano Ronaldo has been ruled out [vetado; está fora] of Portugal’s crucial final World Cup [Copa do Mundo] qualifier [jogo das eliminatórias] against Malta on Wednesday with an ankle [tornozelo] injury [lesão].
Ronaldo played with the injury in Portugal’s 3-0 home [em casa] victory over Hungary on Saturday but lasted [permaneceu em campo; durou (lit.)] just 27 minutes before limping off [sair (de campo) mancando].
Portugal, who have made a late charge [se recuperou; começou a jogar bem no final] in World Cup qualifying [eliminatórias] after looking set to make an ignominious exit [dar sinais claros de que daria um vexame (por não se classificar)], need to beat [vencer; bater (lit.)] Malta in the home game to be sure of a place [garantir um lugar] in the European playoffs [fase decisiva, repescagem].
“After a latest [recente] clinical examination and the impossibility of recovering from the knock [pancada] on his right ankle, Cristiano Ronaldo has been allowed to leave [foi dispensado], the Portugal federation said in a statement [declarou] on Sunday.
Denmark have an unassailable lead [liderança incontestável] in Group One after beating Scandinavian rivals Sweden 1-0 on Saturday.
The results almost certainly means [praticamente garante] the departure [saída] of Swedish coach [técnico, treinador] Lars Lagerback, who said on Sunday that he will resign [pedir demissão, deixar o cargo] if his team fail to qualify [não conseguir se classificar] for the World Cup finals [Copa do Mundo] in South Africa.
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