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
Rui Patrício	Cláudio Ramos	Beto
Defenders
Kévin Rodrigues	João Cancelo	José Fonte
Pepe	Raphaël Guerreiro	Rúben Dias
Neto	Mário Rui	Cédric Soares
Midfielders
Rafa Silva	Gonçalo Guedes	Danilo Pereira
João Mário	Rúben Neves	Pizzi Assists: 1
Renato Sanches Assists: 1	Bruma	William Carvalho Assists: 1
Bruno Fernandes
Attackers
Éder	André Silva Goals: 3

#	Name	Age								A
Goalkeepers
1	Rui Patrício	30	270	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
12	Cláudio Ramos	27	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
22	Beto	36	90	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
	Kévin Rodrigues	24	90	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	João Cancelo	24	360	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	José Fonte	34	90	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	Pepe	35	270	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	Raphaël Guerreiro	24	66	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
6	Rúben Dias	21	360	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4	Neto	30	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
19	Mário Rui	27	270	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
21	Cédric Soares	27	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
17	Rafa Silva	25	155	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Gonçalo Guedes	21	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
13	Danilo Pereira	27	68	3	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
	João Mário	25	51	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0
18	Rúben Neves	21	270	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
20	Pizzi	29	217	3	3	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0
8	Renato Sanches	21	121	3	1	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
7	Bruma	24	182	3	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
14	William Carvalho	26	356	4	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
16	Bruno Fernandes	24	0	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Attackers
9	Éder	30	3	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
11	André Silva	23	357	4	4	0	2	0	3	0	2	0	0

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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)

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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