New Zealand are not scared of Ronaldo and Portugal, claims Hudson

The coach is looking forward to facing the Ballon d'Or winner, but does not think he'll get the chance to square off against Messi later this year
Bullish New Zealand boss Anthony Hudson insists his side will not be overawed by Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal on Saturday as the All Whites attempt to end an encouraging Confederations Cup showing on a high.
Consecutive defeats mean New Zealand have already been eliminated but Hudson's side have earned plenty of plaudits for the way they have pushed both Russia and Mexico in their two Group A matches.
And the former Newport County and Bahrain manager is hoping to get some points on the board when they face the European champions in St Petersburg.
He said: "I see this as another game that we want to approach with the mindset of being organised, having the right mentality and we want to get a result.
"We're not looking up to the opposition, we could be playing whoever. We know Portugal are world class and they pose different problems to Mexico, but we are going to come to this game with the same mentality.
"This tournament is important for us, every game we can constantly review and we don't always get that luxury.