Liverpool defender Tiago Ilori admits his ambition is still to represent Portugal - although he would consider England.
Neymar scored a brilliant individual goal as Brazil came from behind to beat Portugal 3-1 in a friendly in Boston.
Cristiano Ronaldo notched a hat-trick as Portugal came from behind to beat Northern Ireland 4-2 at Windsor Park.
Portugal boss Paulo Bento admits that he does fear Northern Ireland could cause an upset against his side.
Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill admits that he will not be asking his side to try and out-play Portugal on Friday.
Northern Ireland defender Aaron Hughes is rated doubtful for their World Cup qualifier with Portugal on Friday.
Chelsea midfielder Ramires has been recalled to Brazil's squad for their friendlies against Australia and Portugal.
Cristiano Ronaldo evaded questions regarding Jose Mourinho's comments about him following Portugal's draw with Holland.
Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed a late equaliser for Portugal in an entertaining friendly against Holland in Faro.
Robin van Persie takes over as captain as Holland fine-tune preparations for the final push to secure a World Cup place.
Cristiano Ronaldo's first-half goal earned Portugal a narrow 1-0 win over Croatia in Geneva.
Helder Postiga's goal was enough to propel Portugal to the top of their World Cup qualification group as Russia dropped the first points of their campaign.
A look ahead to Friday's action in World Cup qualifying Group F.
Second-half goals from Bruno Alves and Hugo Almeida helped stuttering Portugal to a much-needed World Cup qualifying victory over Azerbaijan.
Cristiano Ronaldo will urge his team-mates on from the stands as Portugal look to close in on Group F leaders Russia.
Republic of Ireland Under 21s were edged out of a close game against Portugal on Monday, losing 2-1 at Oriel Park.
Real Madrid's Fabio Coentrao's last-minute goal earned Portugal a face-saving point in Tel Aviv as they played out a six-goal thriller with Israel.
Russia defender Aleksandr Anyukov is more than aware of the threat posed by Northern Ireland, as Israel face Portugal.
Portugal suffered a surprise home defeat by Ecuador as Russia, Belgium and the Czech Republic all picked up wins.
Cristiano Ronaldo puts his desire to win trophies with Portugal above the personal glory of the Ballon d'Or.