Teams

9

FIFA Ranking

2

Finals

2018

Last World Cup

2006 (4th)

Best Performance

Portugal dropped points in their final two qualifying matches to finish second in Group A, with the last gasp 1-2 defeat at home to Serbia in their final match serving the sucker punch to force them into the playoffs. After dispatching Turkey 3-1 in their opener, they were likely to meet Italy for a place at the World Cup, only for the newly crowned European Champions to fall to North Macedonia, who Portugal went on to defeat 2-0 to qualify for their sixth consecutive World Cup. They have had a tough last few tournaments though, failing to escape the group stages in 2014 and being knocked out in the Round of 16 in 2010 and 2018. Champions of Europe in 2016, they were also knocked out in the Round of 16 in last year’s European Championships by Belgium.

Fixtures

Player to Watch

Ronaldo, who first played for his nation in 2003 has had a truly remarkable career, during which time he has represented his nation almost 200 times and scoring well over 100 goals in the process. The 37 year old must surely be playing in his final World Cup where he will be hoping to emulate his country’s success in the 2016 European Championships. The five time Ballon d’Or winner’s goal scoring record is truly remarkable, no other player can boast scoring over 800 senior goals for club and country.

Squad List

Name

Diogo Costa

José Sá

Rui Silva

Danilo Pereira

Rúben Dias

João Cancelo

Antonio Silva

Nuno Mendes

Diogo Dalot

Pepe

Raphaël Guerreiro

William Carvalho

Bernardo Silva

João Mário

Bruno Fernandes

Rúben Neves

João Palhinha

Matheus Nunes

Vitinha

Otávio

Cristiano Ronaldo

João Félix

Rafael Leão

Ricardo Horta

Gonçalo Ramos

André Silva

Position

GK

GK

GK

DF

DF

DF

DF

DF

DF

DF

DF

MF

MF

MF

MF

MF

MF

MF

MF

MF

FW

FW

FW

FW

FW

FW

Club

Porto (Portugal)

Wolverhampton Wanderers (England)

Betis (Spain)

Paris Saint-Germain (France)

Manchester City (England)

Manchester City (England)

Benfica (Portugal)

Paris Saint-Germain (France)

Manchester United (England)

Porto (Portugal)

Borussia Dortmund (Germany)

Betis (Spain)

Manchester City (England)

Benfica (Portugal)

Manchester United (England)

Wolverhampton Wanderers (England)

Fulham (England)

Wolverhampton Wanderers (England)

Paris Saint-Germain (France)

Porto (Portugal)

Manchester United (England)

Atlético Madrid (Spain)

AC Milan (Italy)

Braga (Portugal)

Benfica (Portugal)

RB Leipzig (Germany)

Age

23

29

28

31

35

28

19

16

23

39

28

30

20

29

28

25

27

24

22

27

37

22

23

28

21

26

Caps

5

0

1

61

37

36

0

0

5

128

56

73

70

50

46

30

14

8

3

7

189

22

9

4

0

51

Goals

0

0

0

2

2

7

0

0

0

7

3

5

8

2

8

0

2

1

0

2

117

3

0

1

0

19