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Ronaldo back for 'stronger' Portugal

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is set to make his Portugal return after being named in their squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

Ronaldo has made his comeback from a knee injury at club level, and was included by Fernando Santos for meetings with Andorra and the Faroe Islands.

"It is stronger because it has Cristiano Ronaldo," Santos said.

"It's stronger, mainly because the other players have more minutes, more work, more training.

"That was one of the problems in the first qualifier with Switzerland."