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Portugal coach Paulo Bento and midfielder Raul Meireles talked on Saturday (21 June) ahead of the crucial match against the United States.

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SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): Paulo Bento, Portugal coach (on Cristiano Ronaldo):

"If we think we solve our problems only with the best player in the world, that's a terrible mistake. What brought us here is obviously the fact that we do have the best player in the world, but also that we have other players who support him, and give us the possibility of winning the play-offs, and also in the qualifying phase and during Euro 2012."

SOUNDBITE (Portuguese): Paulo Bento, Portugal coach (on Cristiano Ronaldo):

"I have said this once when I arrived here, in October 2010 - I told him once and that's it. I will never put on his shoulders or anybody else the responsibility to solve problems, the only person that has an individual responsibility is me, nobody else. The players have the collective responsibility of playing, so tomorrow it won't be any different."