Qatar World Cup: Portugal’s 26-man squad for Qatar World Cup Announced, Cristiano to play his 5th WC

By Javed Baloch viageeks.com | Nov 10, 2022 image credits - @selecaoportugal | Twitter

[{"selector":"#anim-e749f329-616f-4df9-8c56-5dcd39a4aa9c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Fernando Santos announced the 26-man Portugal squad for the football World Cup to be played in Qatar from 20th November onwards. image credits - @selecaoportugal | Twitter image credits - @selecaoportugal | Twitter

[{"selector":"#anim-13e01f51-d874-432f-8c64-7f1f55ebbe4e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(7.760988615368201%, 8.076923612761759%) scale(0.8)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe will lead the team. It is going to be Cristiano's 5th WC participation for Portugal and potentially his last. image credits - @selecaoportugal | Twitter image credits - @selecaoportugal | Twitter

[{"selector":"#anim-72089439-e533-41d4-9d46-806f1b1c5528 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] One key exclusion from Squad by Santos was of that Renato Sanches, plays for PSG, who was the Young Player of Euro 2016 which Portugal won. image credits - @selecaoportugal | Twitter image credits - @selecaoportugal | Twitter

[{"selector":"#anim-200ccfdd-426d-4ea4-a000-a72825d4fe84 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Meanwhile, Liverpool forward Jota had to unfortunately miss the World Cup due to a injury that put him on sidelines for weeks. Here's the Portugal WC Squad in full: image credits - @selecaoportugal | Twitter image credits - @selecaoportugal | Twitter

Goalkeepers

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Defenders

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Midfielders

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Forwards

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[{"selector":"#anim-a4e92d25-2af7-41de-af10-7dc2518e344f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Ronaldo's Portugal are placed in Group H of the Qatar World Cup, with Ghana, Uruguay, and Korea Republic completing the group. World Cup will start on Sunday 20 November. image credits - @selecaoportugal | Twitter image credits - @selecaoportugal | Twitter