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IT will be a reprise of one of the most famous matches in World Cup history. A game that brings together the most marketed player in the world and a collection of unknowns, not unlikely 44 years ago when a Eusebio-inspired Portugal came from behind to overcome North Korea in the quarter-finals of the 1966 tournament.

The communist state have not been represented at a finals since winning scores of English fans with their performances that summer but, after a respectable 2-1 defeat to Brazil in their opening game, need at least a draw to keep alive ambitions of reaching the round of 16.

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Portugal, who drew 0-0 with the Ivory Coast in their Group G opener, need a win, given their last group game will be against the Brazilians. "We know we can improve. Things will be different," said striker Liedson after his side's first encounter. "You're always nervous in the first World Cup game. We'll be calmer in the second one."

Reclusive North Korea played with great composure against Brazil, before eventually succumbing. Kim Jong-Hun, the coach, said his team had gained confidence from that match despite the result. But having manfully resisted Brazil, the North Koreans are looking in one direction to see Portugal's threat - Cristiano Ronaldo.

Jong Tae-Se, the North Korean striker, compared Ronaldo favourably with Eusebio, whose four goals in that 1966 quarter- final ended the Asians' fairytale run. "Ronaldo is better Fendi Replica Watch than Eusebio," he said. "He is a more skillful player both tactically and technically."

Midfielder An Yong-Hak said the encounter with the Portuguese will be tough because: "The whole world knows Ronaldo is the best player in the world."

Several players at the finals are hoping to strengthen their claims to being the world's best. So far, only Argentina's Lionel Messi has lived up to the billing. Like England's Wayne Rooney, the jury is still out on Real Madrid's Ronaldo. Apart from rifling one effort against a post from long range against the Ivory Coast, he was near invisible for the rest of the game. His most notable contribution otherwise was a yellow card.

Ronaldo has the eyes of his country and the world on him. The Real Madrid forward hasn't found the net for his country since the 2008 European Championship.

"I want everyone, including Cristiano, to score. But the most important thing is a victory. It doesn't matter who puts the ball in the net," insisted Carlos Queiroz, the Portugal coach. "I just have to focus on one thing: winning our next game. We have to get through."

Form analysis aside, the game will be an event in itself, with both teams having waited 44 years to meet against after that 1966 meeting. Portugal and North Korea made their debuts on football's biggest stage that year, and their standout performances in England have endured in national lore. North Korea diamond Stainless Steel Earrings upset Italy 1-0, becoming the first team from Asia to advance to the quarter-finals. Portugal unexpectedly got as far as the semi-finals.

What has lingered longest in the memory is Portugal's 5-3 win over North Korea in the quarter-finals, one of the greatest comebacks ever in World Cup history. By the 23rd minute, North Korea - as much an unknown team then as it is in South Africa - were leading 3-0. Four goals in just over 30 minutes by Eusebio set the Portuguese on the path to an incredible comeback.

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