Sixth Cup run: 41-year-old Ronaldo flew to conquer America and is cheeky to journalists (7 photos)

Cristiano Ronaldo has officially arrived in the United States to participate in the world's premier football tournament, once again silencing the naysayers who had been urging him to retire. When press questions about his age and fitness swept him off the field, the Portuguese responded with his trademark self-assured style: "Fit? I'm fine. Didn't you watch the matches?" This World Cup will be the ageless forward's sixth appearance, an all-time record in world football. The European Brazilians, led by Cristiano, are in a rather exotic Group K with Colombia, Uzbekistan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the match to be held on June 17. The main intrigue of the tournament is whether Ronaldo, in the twilight of his career, can bring gold to Portugal, a team that has never finished higher than third in its history, back in 1966.