Ronaldo could feature in Ireland friendly

The trio all returned to the training track from injury recently, in the race to be fit for Portugal's FIFA World Cup opener against Germany in Salvador on June 16.

Ronaldo (knee), Meireles (thigh) and Pepe (left leg) have all brought niggles with them to Brazil, but they took one big step in their respective recoveries by undergoing training on Monday.

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