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Nacho hopes to 'cancel out' Madrid team-mate Ronaldo at World Cup

Spain defender Nacho Fernandez hopes he gets the chance to face Portugal star and Real Madrid team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo at the World Cup.

Nacho came off the bench during Spain's last friendly before the showpiece event – a 1-0 win over Tunisia in Krasnodar Saturday .

The defender hopes he has done enough to start his team's World Cup opener against Ronaldo's Portugal Friday.

"I hope that I have the chance to play against Cristiano Ronaldo, we must be focused on cancelling him out," Nacho said, via Marca .

"The coach knows that I'm qualified to start in this position, I'm prepared.