Portugal national team officially announced the names of 26 players who were brought in World Cup 2022. No surprises with Cristiano Ronaldo stay captain.
Seleccao Das Quinas Pelatih coach Fernando Santos revealed the names starting Friday (11/11/2022) early in the morning WIB. From the goalkeeping sector, Rui Patricio joins again and will compete with Diogo Costa and Jose Sa.
In the defense sector, Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Danilo Pereira, Diogo Dalot and Raphael Guerreiro remain reliable. Including Pepe who played his fourth World Cup at the age of 39. There is a defender who does not have a cap yet, namely Antonio Silva.
In the central sector there is no name for Renato Sanches, who has struggled to play in the Paris Saint-Germain first team this season. However, his PSG teammate Vitinha joined instead.
Bernardo Silva, Ruben Neves and Bruno Fernandes will be entrusted to Portugal. Although there is no Joao Moutinho, Joao Mario and William Carvalho can still rely on to guide their boys.
From the attacking line, Ronaldo is still in the center even though his performance is not going well this season. The 37-year-old will play his fifth World Cup since his debut in 2006.
Andre Silva, Joao Felix, Goncalo Ramos, Ricardo Horta and Rafael Leao accompanied. Horta’s entry replaces Diogo Jota, who missed the 2022 World Cup due to a hamstring injury.
Portugal, which are one of the champion candidates, will start their Group H work against Ghana on 23 November. They will meet Uruguay and South Korea.
Kiper: Diogo Costa (FC Porto), Jose Sa (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), Rui Patricio (AS Roma).
Bek: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Joao Cancelo (Manchester City), Danilo Pereira (Paris St Germain), Pepe (FC Porto), Ruben Dias (Manchester City), Antonio Silva (SL Benfica), Nuno Mendes (Paris St Germain) ), Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund).
Gelandang: Joao Palhinha (Fulham FC), Ruben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Joao Mario (SL Benfica), Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), Vitinha (Paris St Germain ). ), William Carvalho (Real Betis), Otavio (FC Porto).
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid), Rafael Leao (AC Milan), Ricardo Horta (SC Braga), Goncalo Ramos (FC Benfica), Andre Silva (RB Leipzig).
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