Cristiano Ronaldo will enter his fifth World Cup with a Portugal squad filled with talented players but that will be missing some national team regulars. (More Football News)
Ronaldo will team up with Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes and João Félix, but among those not included in the list of 26 players selected by coach Fernando Santos on Thursday were José Fonte, Gonçalo Guedes, Renato Sanches and João Moutinho, the player with the second-most appearances with the national team behind Ronaldo.
Also not going to Qatar is Liverpool바카라s Diogo Jota because of an injury.
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Others who made the squad include João Cancelo, Rúben Dias and 39-year-old central defender Pepe. Defender António Silva, who is 19 and received his first call up, also will be going to Qatar.
바카라Once again, ready to take Portugal바카라s name to the top,바카라 Ronaldo said on Instagram. 바카라These are the 26 names in the list of coach Fernando Santos, but we have all been summoned.바카라
The 37-year-old Ronaldo has been showing signs of a decline for the first time in his career but will still the the leader of a Portugal squad seeking its first World Cup title.
바카라Ronaldo played in the last four matches, let바카라s not talk about what was happening a month ago,바카라 Santos said. 바카라Right now he is playing. Every player that I have selected will come eager to win and to make Portugal a world champion, including Ronaldo.바카라
After finally earning a major international trophy at the 2016 European Championship, Portugal also won the inaugural edition of the Nations League at home in 2019. But it didn바카라t make it past the round of 16 at the 2018 World Cup or at Euro 2020.
Portugal squad:
Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (Porto), Rui Patricio (Roma), José Sá (Wolverhampton)
Defenders: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Danilo Pereira (PSG), João Cancelo (Manchester City), António Silva (Benfica), Pepe (Porto), Rúben Dias (Manchester City), Nuno Mendes (PSG), Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund)
Midfielders: William Carvalho (Real Betis), Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton), Otávio Monteiro (Porto), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), João Mário (Benfica), João Palhinha (Fulham), Vitinha (PSG)
Forwards: André Silva (Leipzig), Ricardo Horta (Braga), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), João Félix (Atlético Madrid), Rafael Leão (AC Milan), Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica).
