Portugal Football World Cup squad 2022: The Portuguese national football team’s probable 26-player roster for Qatar

Portugal finally won a major championship at Euro 2016 after Fernando Santos’ team shocked the favourite France in the championship match. After several close calls, the Iberian superpower Portugal’s reputation as the “nearly men” of European international football was finally put to rest. Football fans can buy Portugal Vs Uruguay Tickets from our website.

The pressure on Santos and star Cristiano Ronaldo has increased as a result of Spain’s domination between 2008 and 2012, and the Manchester United player may receive a tournament bye at this year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Santos chose a reliable core of players for Portugal’s World Cup qualifying matches, so there shouldn’t be many surprises in their most recent lineup as they get ready to play Uruguay, Ghana, and South Korea in Group H.

Projected Portugal World Cup squad 2022

Santos has until Friday, October 21 to submit to FIFA a formal preliminary list of 35 to 55 players from which he will choose his final 26-man Qatari team by Monday, November 14.

These players are most likely to be on his preliminary roster based on World Cup qualifying squads and friendly lists from the previous year.

Position	Player	Club	Age	Caps
Goalkeeper	Rui Patricio	Roma (ITA)	34	104
Goalkeeper	Jose Sa	Wolves (ENG)	29	0
Goalkeeper	Diogo Costa	Porto (POR)	23	7
Goalkeeper	Rui Silva	Real Betis (SPA)	28	1
Defender	Pepe	Porto (POR)	39	128
Defender	Raphael Guerreiro	Borussia Dortmund (GER)	28	56
Defender	Diogo Dalot	Manchester United (ENG)	23	6
Defender	Tiago Djalo	Lille (FRA)	22	0
Defender	Ruben Dias	Manchester City (ENG)	25	39
Defender	Nuno Mendes	PSG (FRA)	20	16
Defender	Danilo Pereira	PSG (FRA)	31	63
Defender	Mario Rui	Napoli (ITA)	31	12
Defender	Joao Cancelo	Manchester City (ENG)	28	37
Midfielder	Joao Moutinho	Wolves (ENG)	36	146
Midfielder	Otavio	Porto (POR)	27	7
Midfielder	Renato Sanches	PSG (FRA)	25	32
Midfielder	Joao Palhinha	Fulham (ENG)	27	15
Midfielder	Bruno Fernandes	Manchester United (ENG)	28	48
Midfielder	Bernardo Silva	Manchester City (ENG)	28	72
Midfielder	Matheus Nunes	Wolves (ENG)	24	9
Midfielder	William Carvalho	Real Betis (ESP)	30	75
Midfielder	Vitinha	PSG (FRA)	22	4
Midfielder	Joao Mario	Benfica (POR)	29	52
Midfielder	Ruben Neves	Wolves (ENG)	25	32
Forward	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United (ENG)	37	191
Forward	Ricardo Horta	Braga (POR)	28	5
Forward	Rafael Leao	AC Milan (ITA)	23	11
Forward	Joao Felix	Atletico Madrid (ESP)	22	23
Forward	Goncalo Ramos	Benfica (POR)	21	0
Forward	Andre Silva	RB Leipzig (GER)	26	51
Forward	Goncalo Guedes	Wolves (ENG)	25	32
Forward	Francisco Trincao	Sporting Lisbon (POR)	22	7

 

Final 26-man Portugal World Cup roster

On November 17, Portugal will play Nigeria in a pre-World Cup friendly in Lisbon, but Santos will have chosen his final lineup before then. Here is a hypothetical 26-man list that might be used, providing that all of the players are healthy and prepared. Football fans can buy Korea Republic Vs Portugal Tickets from our website.

Position	Player	Club	Age	Caps
Goalkeeper	Rui Patricio	AS Roma (ITA)	34	104
Goalkeeper	Diogo Costa	Porto (POR)	23	7
Goalkeeper	Rui Silva	Real Betis (SPA)	28	1
Defender	Pepe	Porto (POR)	39	128
Defender	Raphael Guerreiro	Borussia Dortmund (GER)	28	56
Defender	Diogo Dalot	Manchester United (ENG)	23	6
Defender	Ruben Dias	Manchester City (ENG)	25	39
Defender	Nuno Mendes	PSG (FRA)	20	16
Defender	Danilo Pereira	PSG (FRA)	31	63
Defender	Mario Rui	Napoli (ITA)	31	12
Defender	Joao Cancelo	Manchester City (ENG)	28	37
Midfielder	Joao Moutinho	Wolves (ENG)	36	146
Midfielder	Renato Sanches	PSG (FRA)	25	32
Midfielder	Joao Palhinha	Fulham (ENG)	27	15
Midfielder	Bruno Fernandes	Manchester United (ENG)	28	48
Midfielder	Bernardo Silva	Manchester City (ENG)	28	72
Midfielder	William Carvalho	Real Betis (ESP)	30	75
Midfielder	Vitinha	PSG (FRA)	22	4
Midfielder	Joao Mario	Benfica (POR)	29	52
Midfielder	Ruben Neves	Wolves (ENG)	25	32
Forward	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United (ENG)	37	191
Forward	Rafael Leao	AC Milan (ITA)	23	11
Forward	Ricardo Horta	Braga (POR)	28	5
Forward	Joao Felix	Atletico Madrid (ESP)	22	23
Forward	Andre Silva	RB Leipzig (GER)	26	51
Forward	Goncalo Guedes	Wolves (ENG)	25	32

 

 

 

 

 

World Cup Group H fixtures and match schedule

Date	Match	Time (ET)	Stadium
Thurs, Nov. 24	Uruguay vs. South Korea	8 a.m.	Education City Stadium
Thurs, Nov. 24	Portugal vs. Ghana	11 a.m.	Stadium 974
Mon, Nov. 28	South Korea vs. Ghana	8 a.m.	Education City Stadium
Mon, Nov. 28	Portugal vs. Uruguay	2 p.m.	Lusail Stadium
Fri, Dec. 2	South Korea vs. Portugal	10 a.m.	Education City Stadium
Fri, Dec. 2	Ghana vs. Uruguay	10 a.m.	Al Janoub Stadium

 

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Ronaldo’s drape call?

The anticipation is building among fans as the 2022 Qatar World Cup draws near and they move closer to witnessing roughly the greatest players in the world in person.

One of the most well-known figures in football history is the Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo. The 37-year-old is nearing the end of a brilliant 20-year football career. Even if his club career is struggling, he hopes to make a significant impression in what may be his final World Cup for his nation. Football fans can buy Football World Cup Tickets from our website.

However, Ronaldo is not treated fairly by the international team. Portugal has consistently outperformed its population in terms of football talent. In the illustrious six years, they have won both the European Championships and the UEFA Nations League. Can they finish the job and help Qatar host the World Cup in 2022?

Portugal’s group/route to Lusail

Portugal is ranked first in Group H among Ghana, Uruguay, and the Republic of Korea, a group from which they ought to be able to advance without much difficulty. Portugal has an embarrassment of riches in terms of top-tier skill, but in their group games, they will face some of the game’s biggest names.

They will feature Premier League players Tariq Lampey and Thomas Party in their opening match against Ghana. In the weeks leading up to the competition, both are doing admirably for respective English clubs.

As far as Ghana is concerned, their awful World Cup 2010 match against Uruguay will go down in history. Luis Suarez’s purposeful handball on the run prevented them from advancing to the semifinals. They will eagerly anticipate getting their just desserts during this collection phase.

Uruguay will likely be Portugal’s major adversary in this group. Twelve years after his goal-line heroics in South Africa, Suarez is still very much a part of the national team, along with Darwin Nunez, who many Uruguayans consider to be the future of their offensive line.

 

Darwin signed a lucrative contract this summer to join Liverpool, but due to the distance, Merseyside has hard to see Darwin’s goals flow easily. He might get the confidence boost he needs from some significant performances at the World Cup.

The impact the Republic of Korea has on this group will also be seen, as a last point. They partially succeeded in eliminating Germany from the tournament at the group stage in 2018.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR’S MAIN MAN, SCORING 96 GOALS CROSSWAY ALL COMPETITIONS

Son Heung-Ming, their talisman, is one of the greatest players to ever represent the nation, both internationally and at the highest level of club football. He has continued to be Tottenham Hotspur’s main striker since 2015, tallying 96 goals in all competitions.

Even though each club will present Portugal with unique challenges, they will bet on themselves to win the group and move on. If they succeed, they will represent Group G’s runner-up in the round of 16. Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, or Cameroon are potential candidates.

They would then play a team from Group F or E, which includes groups with nations like Spain, Germany, and Belgium, in the quarterfinal. They might then play in a semi-final at Al Bayt Stadium against groups like England, Argentina, or France before losing to Lusail in the championship match.

Key players                                                                               

The impact and significance of Cristiano Ronaldo in Portugal’s elite football over the last two decades might fill an entire page. But these days, the squad is about more than simply him. The international team travelling to Qatar is made up of top football talent hoping to make some huge World Cup plays.

Some Portuguese entrées, like Ronaldo, play for premier English clubs. At the club level, Bruno Fernandes, Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, and Bernardo Silva represent Manchester United or Manchester City, and all four are a lock to start for their respective nations.

Diogo Jota is a key contributor for Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, and Ruben Neves, who joined Wolver Hampton Wanderers from Porto in 2017, has been a must for them ever since.

Fans are growing weary with Coach Fernando Santos’ pragmatist approach to winning games, even in the absence of brilliant players. Their successful Euro 2016 campaign started with three draws to advance from the group stage.

They narrowly defeated Poland on penalties before defeating France in the championship game after extra time. Even though there are so many talented players available to Portugal, many fans demand a change in strategy.

“People want Portugal to take the initiative to play an attractive game. We have the talent,” explained Bruno Sousa, a journalist for Euro newscast.

“We have Bernardo, and we have Felix, we have Leão, we have Jota. We have a lot of aptitude up front, and we no longer want to rely on Ronaldo’s goals since, right now, Ronaldo’s goals aren’t coming. The other players aren’t walking up either because the system hasn’t been designed for them.”

Portugal supporters will be ecstatic to see Ronaldo win the trophy this winter in Qatar. But will his decline in performance this year prevent him from making Portugal stand out at the World Cup? Will the team’s other skilled members eventually step up and ease their captain’s burden, or not? Since the competition is just a few weeks away, we don’t have to wait long to learn the results.

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