Cristiano Ronaldo won't play for Portugal against Nigeria in the before game.

He will be present to encourage his teammates at the game on Thursday in Lisbon.

On Thursday night, the second segment of his conversation with Piers Morgan will air.

A stomach bug will prevent Cristiano Ronaldo from participating in Portugal's World Cup warm-up match against Nigeria,

but he will still be present in Lisbon the night part two of his explosive interview airs before departing for Qatar.

This means that when the second segment of his explosive interview with Piers Morgan airs

on TalkTV on Thursday night, he will be present in the stadium.

The Manchester United forward will watch his teammates from the stands despite missing

training on Wednesday and not being able to recover in time to play in the Lisbon game.

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