Fernando Santos names Portugal squad for Qatar 2022
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Portugal coach Fernando Santos has announced the 26-man squad that will compete at Qatar 2022.
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Portugal coach Fernando Santos has announced his squad for Qatar 2022
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Cristiano Ronaldo is called up for the fifth World Cup of his career
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The Portuguese are in Group H with Uruguay, Ghana and Korea Republic
Portugal’s squad for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ has been announced. Manager Fernando Santos has selected the 26-man squad for the tournament.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been officially called up for the fifth World Cup of his career. The Manchester United star made his competition debut in 2006 in Germany, when Portugal finished fourth.
As in his other four tournament, the 37-year-old once again comes feels like the main point of reference for Portugal, but with arguably the best group he’s ever had to support him.
The current generation of names like Bernardo Silva, Joao Cancelo and Bruno Fernandes is considered the second golden generation in the history of the country, after the first wave with Rui Costa, Luis Figo and Vitor Baia at the end of the last century.
The current stars, mentioned above, have been joined by young players such as Diogo Costa, Nuno Mendes, Vitinha and Rafael Leao. The main novelty is 19-year-old defender Antonio Silva, who has never been called up before.
Despite all this quality, Portugal had to sweat their way through qualifying, after losing to Serbia at home, via play-offs against Turkey and North Macedonia.
The Portuguese will bring to Qatar the dream of repeating or exceeding their best World Cup campaign, which took place in the 1966 edition, with a third place finish.
Portugal’s Qatar 2022 squad
Goalkeepers Diogo Costa (Porto) Rui Patrício (Roma) Jose Sa (Wolverhampton)
Defenders Joao Cancelo (Manchester City) Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) Nuno Mendes (PSG) Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) Pepe (Porto) Ruben Dias (Manchester City) Danilo Pereira (PSG) Antonio Silva (Benfica) Midfielders William Carvalho (Betis) Ruben Neves (Wolverhampton) Joao Palhinha (Fulham) Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) Joao Mario (Benfica) Vitinha (PSG) Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) Otavio (Porto) Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton)
Attackers Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) Joao Felix (Atlético de Madrid) Rafael Leao (Milan) Goncalo Ramos (Benfica) Ricardo Horta (Braga) Andre Silva (RB Leipzig)
All squads are provisional until the final list of 26 players is announced by FIFA, following their submission by participating teams, on 15 November.
Portugal’s Group H games
Portugal-Ghana 24 November, 19:00 Doha time
Portugal-Uruguay 28 November, 22:00 Doha time
Korea Republic-Portugal 2 December, 18:00 Doha time
