CAMPINAS, Brazil -- Cristiano Ronaldo again wore a brace on his troublesome left knee Friday, triggering a new wave of questions over his health as his Portugal team held its final World Cup training session before departing for a crucial game against the United States. The reigning world player of the year took part in some light workouts with the first team, followed by stretching. He was smiling and appeared at ease at practice at the team base in Campinas, northwest of Sao Paulo, as he took part in a playful game of keep away from teammates. The team was set to leave later in the day for Manaus for its matchup with the U.S. on Sunday. Portugal was humiliated in a 4-0 defeat by Germany in their opener. Another loss and the fourth-ranked team in the world could be eliminated even before its final Group G game against Ghana. Ronaldo has been hampered by tendinitis and a muscle injury since before the tournament, creating plenty of speculation about how he would perform in Brazil. He was doubtful to play before the Germany game, but declared himself fit and went on to produce a subdued performance that only added to the usual drama and scrutiny surrounding the player. Team officials dismissed reports suggesting that Ronaldo could be risking his health by playing, saying they were tired of having to deny every rumour about a player many consider to be the worlds best. They noted, however, that he often plays with a brace and said hes healthy and would play against the U.S. Teammate Helder Postiga also expressed frustration over the media circus around Ronaldo. "I have already answered so many questions about Cristiano Ronaldo. Actually we speak about him every day. If I am sick of it, imagine how he is feeling," Postiga said. "If he is available enough to train with us thats probably because he is feeling well. Hes been training with us all these days and as usual he always gives his best. Hes just fine." Ronaldo has been one of the best players in the world for about a decade, and last year he even passed Lionel Messi by ending the Argentina forwards streak of winning the FIFA Ballon dOr. He has also excelled on the world stage, helping Portugal reach the 2004 European Championship final and the 2006 World Cup semifinals. The team also advanced out of the group stage at both Euro 2008 and the last World Cup, and then reached the semifinals at Euro 2012. Although he is Portugals all-time record scorer with 49 goals in 111 appearances, Ronaldo scored just twice in the last two World Cups. Buy Shoes Ireland .com) - Australian Open champion Li Na, former Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova and former world No. Discount Shoes Ireland . TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie tweeted on Monday that Hemsky will be going to market as an unrestricted free agent on July 1. https://www.shoesirelandsale.com/. -- LeGarrette Blount made one last big splash into a soggy end zone. Shoes Ireland On Sale . 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Alastair Cook was dropped twice in the first two overs after the England captain had won the toss and opted to bat in the first Test, while 19-year-old debutant opener Haseeb Hameed also got a reprieve, all three chances going down in the first hour.Cook and Hameed added 47 for their opening stand to blunt Indias new ball attack as England went on to post 537 in the first innings. Wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha then dropped Ben Stokes twice on the second day and the left-handed batsman went on to punish India by scoring 128.Catch the ball - thats all I can say to sum it up, said Kohli ahead of the second Test which starts in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. India vs England November 17, 2016, 3:30am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass We have caught really well in the last 12-14 months. In Test cricket if you dont take your chances then the game is very difficult to pull back. I think that was the main difference rather than skill or pitch or toss.If you take your chances, you have a team five down for a 100 compared to three down for 250. Its a different ball game altogether. England may rest Woakes James Anderson could return in place of all-rounder India will welcome back fit-again opener Lokesh Rahul in the second Test with Gautam Gambhir, who made 29 and zero in Rajkot, set to miss out.We had it pretty clear in our heads that KL is our No 1 choice along with [Murali] Vijay, Kohli said of the 24-year-old Rahul, who joined the squad having recovered from a hamstring injury. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watch Man Utd v Arsenal on Saturday and get the first six months half price When he is fit at any stage, he comes back into the team and we are going to start with him.dddddddddddd. That was the whole idea behind it. We were waiting for him to recover as soon as possible.In the meantime, Gautam got the chances that he got. He played really well in different situations. Ben Stokes top-scored for England with 128 in the first Test in Rajkot. Credit: AFP After the draw in Rajkot where Indias spinners made little impact, Kohli expressed his displeasure with the pitch which he thought had too much grass.Generally in Vizag the pitch has always been something that helps the spinners. I expect the wicket to do the same, the 28-year-old said. Lokesh Rahul is set to open the batting for India after recovering from injury We played a one-dayer here, the spinners got a few wickets here but at the same time the quick bowlers had a bit of assistance early on.Its a wicket where obviously the spinners will find it nice to bowl on. Amit Mishra looked the least effective of Indias spin attack in Rajkot so they may opt to give a debut to either off-spinner Jayant Yadav or, possibly, Karun Nair if they decide they need to lengthen their batting line-up.India (from): Virat Kohli (capt), Ravichandran Ashwin, Gautam Gambhir, Ravindra Jadeja, Ramit Mishra, Karun Nair, Hardik Pandya, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Lokesh Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Jayant Yadav, Murali VijayEngland (from): Alastair Cook (capt), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Zafar Ansari, Jonny Bairstow, Jake Ball, Gary Ballance, Gareth Batty, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Ben Duckett, Steven Finn, Haseeb Hameed, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Chris WoakesWatch the second Test between India and England live on Sky Sports 2 from 3.30am on Thursday or follow over-by-over commentary, including in-play video clips of all the key moments, on our live blog across selected digital platforms.Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch Man Utd v Arsenal this Saturday and get the first six months half price! 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