Portugal National Football Team

Governing body Federação Portuguesa de Futebol Affiliated 1923 Stadium Estádio Nacional (37,593 seats) Manager Fernando Santos

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Goalkeepers
José Sá	Rui Patrício	Beto
Defenders
Ricardo Pereira	João Cancelo	José Fonte
Raphaël Guerreiro	Rúben Dias	Domingos Duarte
Rúben Semedo	Mário Rui
Midfielders
João Moutinho	Danilo Pereira Goals: 1	Rúben Neves
Daniel Podence	Bernardo Silva Goals: 3	Pizzi Goals: 1
Bruno Fernandes Goals: 1
Attackers
Cristiano Ronaldo Goals: 11	Gonçalo Paciência Goals: 1	Éder
André Silva	Diogo Jota	Bruma

#	Name	Age								A
Goalkeepers
	José Sá	26	0	0	0	0	0	8	0		0	0	0
	Rui Patrício	31	720	8	8	0	0	0	0		0	0	0
	Beto	37	0	0	0	0	0	8	0		0	0	0
Defenders
	Ricardo Pereira	26	180	2	2	0	0	2	0		1	0	0
	João Cancelo	25	295	4	3	1	0	3	0		0	0	0
	José Fonte	35	360	4	4	0	0	4	0		0	0	0
	Raphaël Guerreiro	25	630	7	7	0	0	1	0		2	0	0
	Rúben Dias	22	720	8	8	0	0	0	0		0	2	0
	Domingos Duarte	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0
	Rúben Semedo	25	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		0	0	0
	Mário Rui	28	90	1	1	0	0	6	0		0	0	0
Midfielders
	João Moutinho	33	284	6	3	3	3	5	0		0	0	0
	Danilo Pereira	28	450	5	5	0	0	3	1		0	0	0
	Rúben Neves	22	242	5	3	2	1	5	0		0	0	0
	Daniel Podence	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0
	Bernardo Silva	25	682	8	8	0	3	0	3		5	1	0
	Pizzi	30	213	4	2	2	1	6	1		0	0	0
	Bruno Fernandes	25	427	6	5	1	4	1	1		2	0	0
Attackers
	Cristiano Ronaldo	34	642	8	8	0	3	0	11		0	0	0
	Gonçalo Paciência	25	90	1	1	0	0	1	1		1	0	0
	Éder	31	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0
	André Silva	24	176	3	2	1	2	4	0		0	0	0
	Diogo Jota	22	26	2	0	2	0	6	0		0	0	0
	Bruma	25	46	2	0	2	0	4	0		0	0	0

Portugal enters this tournament led by none other than the current Ballon D'Or holder. Cristiano Ronaldo will try to lead the Portuguese side to their best performance in a World Cup, in order to erase their poor form from 2014 and to cement their legacy as the best generation of players in that country.

The stakes will be higher than ever for Portugal, since they get to this tournament as the reigning UEFA Euro champions, and this summer's test will be a good way to find out if their victory in the European competition was only a matter of luck.

Coach's objective

Fernando Santos will try to replicate what Spain did in 2008 and 2010, where La Roja won the UEFA Euro and the FIFA World Cup respectively. A Seleçao Das Quinas has never finished above third place. Will they make it happen this time around?

New faces

Coach Santos added new blood to a veteran team with the addition of rising talents in Portugal's Primeira Liga. Benfica's Ruben Dias and Porto's Sergio Oliveira were included in the preliminary list, and both have a good chance of making the 23-man list.

Veterans

Most of Portugal's players are over 30 years, and needless to say, Cristiano Ronaldo is the team's reference, leader, and captain. Curiously enough, the oldest players in this team are a couple of center backs: Bruno Alves (36) and Pepe (35).

Major absences

Fábio Coentrão asked not to be called up for the 2018 World Cup, but the major absence in this team is that of Renato Sanches. The 2016 UEFA Euro Young Player of the Tournament failed to impress after that competition, failing to impress at Bayern Munich and Swansea. In addition, both Barcelona players André Gomes and Nelson Semedo were also excluded from Portugal's World Cup team.

Full squad list

Goalkeepers: Anthony Lopes (Olympique Lyonnais/France), Beto (Goztepe SK/Turkey), Rui Patricio (Sporting CP)

Defenders: Bruno Alves (Rangers/Scotland), Cedric (Southampton/England), Jose Fonte (Dalian Aerbin/China PR), Mario Rui (Napoli/Italy), Pepe (Besiktas/Turkey), Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund/Germany), Ricardo (Porto), Ruben Dias (Benfica)

Midfielders: Adrien Silva (Leicester City/England), Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP), Joao Mario (West Ham United/England), Joao Moutinho (Monaco/France), Manuel Fernandes (Lokomotiv Moscow/Russia), William (Sporting CP) 

Strikers: Andre Silva (AC Milan/Italy), Bernardo Silva, (Manchester City/England), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Spain), Gelson Martins (Sporting CP), Goncalo Guedes (Valencia/Spain), Ricardo Quaresma (Besiktas/Turkey)

Videos

VLOG FINAL. Our guys in Portugal, sardines, and a Benfi…

Monday, 3 Feb

VLOG from Portugal. Part 2 | Ronaldo’s hotel, the best…

Thursday, 6 Feb

Highlights | Resumo: FC Porto 3-0 Ac. Viseu (Taça de Po…

Wednesday, 5 Feb

Goal | Golo Zé Luís: FC Porto (2)-0 Ac. Viseu (Taça da…

Wednesday, 5 Feb

Goal | Golo Sérgio: FC Porto (3)-0 Ac. Viseu (Taça da P…

Wednesday, 5 Feb

Goal | Golo Alex Telles (GP): FC Porto (1)-0 Ac. Viseu…

Wednesday, 5 Feb

Goal | Golo Toni Martínez: Famalicão (1)-1 Benfica (Ta…

Tuesday, 4 Feb

Goal | Golo Pizzi: Famalicão 0-(1) Benfica (Taça da Por…

Tuesday, 4 Feb

Goal | Golo João Mário: Ac. Viseu (1)-1 FC Porto (Taça…

Wednesday, 5 Feb

Highlights | Resumo: Ac. Viseu 1-1 FC Porto (Taça de Po…

Tuesday, 4 Feb

Goal | Golo Zé Luís: Ac. Viseu 1-(0) FC Porto (Taça da…

Tuesday, 4 Feb

Highlights | Resumo: Benfica 3-2 Famalicão (Taça de Por…

Tuesday, 4 Feb

Portugal Football Association Info & Statistics

History	Founded: 1914, Affiliated: 1923
Uniform	Jerseys: Red, Shorts: Red, Stockings: Red
Website	www.fpf.pt
World Cup Appearances	7: 1966, 1986, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018
World Cup Results	Third: 1966 Fourth: 2006
Continental Titles	First: UEFA EURO 2016 Second: UEFA EURO 2004
Best Results	First: FIFA U-20 World Cup Final 1989, 1991, FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final 2015 Second: FIFA U-20 World Cup 2011, FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final 2005 Third: FIFA Confederations Cup 2017, FIFA U-17 World Cup Final 1989, FIFA U-20 World Cup Final 1995, FIFA Futsal World Cup Final 2000, FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final 2008, 2009, 2011 Fourth: FIFA Futsal World Cup Final 2016, FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final 2006, Olympic Football Tournament Final 1996