Ronaldo catches cold to skip Portugal's friendly

LISBON, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Flu-hit Cristiano Ronaldo had to withdraw from the Portuguese squad for Wednesday's friendly against Liechtenstein, said the Portuguese football federation on Monday.

The 24-year-old returned from Real Madrid's pre-season tour of North America with the flu.

He will be replaced by Lazio striker Eliseu for the tie in Vaduz on Wednesday.

Eliseu, who won the Italian Super Cup title with Lazio in Beijing on Saturday, had not originally named in coach Carlos Queiroz's 18-man squad.

The friendly was the last game for Portugual before their World Cup qualifiers against Denmark and Hungary on September 5 and 9.

After six of 10 qualifiers, Portugal sits third in Group 1, seven points behind leaders Denmark.