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Portugal’s Ronaldo not worried by 16-month drought

MAGALIESBURG, South Africa - Cristiano Ronaldo hasn’t scored for Portugal for 16 months but he’s not worried, saying “goals are like ketchup.”

Ronaldo’s last international goal came in a friendly in February 2009, from the penalty spot against Finland. In competitive matches, he has not found the net since the 2008 European Championship.

“The goals will come. They’ll come naturally,” Ronaldo said Sunday. “It’s like a great player once told me: goals are like ketchup ... you keep on forcing it, then it comes all at once.”

Ronaldo intends to “erupt” at the World Cup in South Africa, and Portugal’s opener Tuesday against Ivory Coast in Port Elizabeth offers him the chance to end that drought.

“When I say erupt ... I mean show what I can do, not just a one-off but to play well at the World Cup,” Ronaldo said. “I always want to be the best.”