Earlier this season, Pepe recieved some knee ligament damage, supposedly rendering him unfit for the rest of the season for Real Madrid, and for the World Cup finals with Portual.After hearing yesterday that Bosingwa will miss the World Cup due to injury, I(and most others) thought the worst: no Pepe and no Bosingwa. However, the surgeon that operated on Pepe stated today that he thinks that Pepe will be fit for the World Cup finals. The surgeon, Jose Carlos Noronha, spoke to Marca, saying:”His recuperation is going perfectly and I’ve noticed the player is in good spirits”, and “I’m optimistic he’ll be fit for the World Cup finals in South Africa. By June he’ll be in good physical condition.”