Cristiano Ronaldo came so close to carrying Portugal to glory at Euro 2004 when the Iberian nation hosted it, losing in the final to Greece. Now, 12 years later and running out of chances to win a trophy with the country, Euro 2016, which begins on Friday, is his next chance.

But he has a mountain to climb with his team -- and a mountain to potentially fend off.

Hafthor Bjornsson, the 6-foot-9 Icelandic strongman who plays The Mountain in 'Game of Thrones,' recorded quite the message for Portugal and Ronaldo ahead of the the match on Tuesday between the two countries. Check it out.

If he wouldn't have laughed it off in the end and I were Ronaldo, I might have had pre-match stomach bug that kept me out. Yikes.

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