LISBON, Portugal -- Cristiano Ronaldo sat out Portugals exhibition match against Greece on Saturday and his flair was sorely missed as the two World Cup-bound teams produced a tedious 0-0 draw. Pavel Bure Canucks Jersey . The muted game at the National Stadium in Lisbon did little to brighten the hopes of the two European teams ahead of the tournament in Brazil that begins June 12. The under-strength Portuguese lacked a spark that could have translated their sporadic forward moves into goals. As well as Real Madrid star Ronaldo, who is recuperating from a series of leg injuries and sore muscles, Portugal felt the absence of playmaker Joao Moutinho in midfield and Pepe in the central defence. Greece, though initially fielding its strongest team, looked ordinary and rarely got out of first gear. "One situation we have to be prepared for is not having our regular players available," Portugal coach Paulo Bento said. "We paid the price of our lack of effectiveness in attack." Portugal will start the World Cup in Group G with Germany, Ghana and the United States. Greece is in Group C with Colombia, Japan and Ivory Coast. With Nani busy on the right flank as the Manchester United player tried to make his mark after an injury-hit league season, Portugals best chances came in the first 10 minutes as Greek goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis tipped over a Bruno Alves header and dived low to his right to deny Ricardo Costa. A series of second-half substitutions sapped the games fluency. The Portuguese dominated possession but couldnt break down the solid Greek defence. Hugo Almeida found Nani unmarked on the right of the Greek penalty area in the 67th but the winger took too long to set up his shot. In the final minutes, Giorgos Karagounis slammed a close-range shot against goalkeeper Betos legs. Henrik Sedin Red Jersey . But the left-hander knows that getting to this point -- nearly two years removed from shoulder surgery -- was anything but easy. Daniel Sedin Blue Jersey . The Browns have relaxed their media limitations to see rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel practice.TORONTO - Fast-rising Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchards historic three-set victory over former world No. 1 player Ana Ivanovic drew major audiences to TSN, as overnight data from BBM Canada confirms that a total of more than 1.6 million unique viewers watched the 19-year-old Montrealers quarterfinal victory at the 2014 Australian Open. The two-and-a-half hour match drew an average audience of 406,000 viewers to TSN, and audiences peaked late in the third set as 717,000 viewers watched Boouchard close out the victory to become the first Canadian singles player to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament since Carling Bassett in 1984. Jannik Hansen Jersey. TSNs live coverage of the 2014 Australian Open continues with Bouchards highly-anticipated womens semifinal match against Chinas Li Na, airing Wednesday at 9:30pm et/6:30pm pt* on TSN, immediately following the conclusion of the Montreal Canadiens versus Pittsburgh Penguins game. *Start time is subject to change cheap jerseys ' ' '
