K minus 5 days - Five Players to Watch Out For - Ronaldo

Even with Radamel Falcao and Franck Ribery ruled out and Luis Suarez in doubt, this World Cup still doesn't lack the stardom, the players who'd set the cup on fire with their amazing individual talent and game play. Zlatan Ibrahimovich, Robert Lewandowsky, Gareth Bale to name a few would have sizzled at the big stage but they are not here, at least not on the pitch

Let's look at five of the amazing talented players that make the beautiful game handsome

His form has been phenomenal this season, he successfully reclaimed the Ballon d'Or from Messi after four years of chasing the Argentine. Messi's injury troubles might have put him on a back step but while the Barcelona winger was struggling, the Real Madrid winger who was ever at his heels took over and took off. If you just take into account this season's performances, Ronaldo is a clear winner and the best man to watch this World Cup

Ronaldo scored a record breaking 17 times in Champions league including one in final and nine in group stages - another record, played his 400th career game, won Ballon d'Or, scored five hat tricks, scored his 50th Champions League goal, managed to score more than 50 goals in fourth successive season and described it as "the best form of his life"

Although injuries troubled the end season a bit, Ronaldo never likes to miss big games and revels at the bigger stage. The only blemish in his record would be that he could never guide his national team beyond the last 16 and the 29-year-old Portuguese captain would look to set that straight. If his performance against Sweden in the World Cup UEFA playoffs is of any hint of his talent, he single handedly knocked out Sweden scoring all four goals in the two-legged encounter, the bigger teams would be beware of him when they are bound to face Ronaldo

Ronaldo - Messi - Neymar - Robben - Iniesta