Some Kiwi defenders may have been waking up with a hint of trepidation this morning at the thought of marking Ronaldo at next year's Confederations Cup.
Portugal won the European Championships in spectacular fashion this morning, edging the much fancied France 1-0 in the final and will now travel to the Confederations Cup in Russia to possibly face off against New Zealand.
Russia, Germany, Australia, Chile, Mexico, New Zealand and Portugal have now qualified for the tournament which is still awaiting its eighth entrant, the winner of the African Cup of Nations played in February next year.
All teams will play three games in the group stages, before the top two from each group of four will progress to the semi-finals.
The draw is scheduled to take place on 26 November 2016.