Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo is confident he will have recovered from a thigh injury in time to face England in the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Saturday.

The Manchester United star was forced to limp out of the volatile 1-0 win against Holland on Saturday before the interval after being caught by Khalid Boulahrouz.

However, he said: "I don't think it's serious. On Monday I will talk to the doctor and I hope I can play against England, but we will see.

"I took two hits. I tried to stand for 15 minutes but my leg started to swell and I had to leave.

"This is football. I'm used to it. Obviously I would have liked to help my team-mates. I started the game very well and I thought I could have a great match. But my team-mates had a great game and I have to congratulate them.

"Every game from now is a final. I hope it's a great game of football (against England). I want both teams to finish the match with all 11 players - then it will be a good game."