This Thursday, Portugal coach Fernando Santos announced the 26 names called up for the next two rounds of the qualifiers. The highlight is the return of João Félix, from Atlético de Madrid. The team will face Ireland, on the 11th, and Serbia, on the 14th.
The most felt absences were Pedro Gonçalves, from Sporting, Otávio and Sérgio Oliveira, from Porto, Trincão, from Wolverhampton and Gonçalo Guedes, from Valencia. Raphael Guerreiro and Domingos Duarte were out due to injury.
Prominent names such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes, from Manchester United, as well as João Cancelo, Rubén Dias and Bernardo Silva, from Manchester City, are all present in the list.
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— Portugal (@selecaoportugal) November 4, 2021
Check out the 26 summoned by Fernando Santos:
Goalkeepers: Anthony Lopes (Lyon), Diogo Costa (Porto) and Rui Patrício (Rome)
Defenders: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), João Cancelo (Manchester City), Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton), José Fonte (Lille), Pepe (Porto), Rúben Dias (Manchester City) and Nuno Mendes (PSG)
Midfielders: Danilo Pereira (PSG), Palhinha (Sporting), Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton), William Carvalho (Real Betis), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), João Mario (Benfica), João Moutinho (Wolverhampton), Matheus Nunes (Sporting) and Renato Snacks (Lille)
Attackers: Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), André Silva (RB Leipzig), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Diogo Jota (Liverpool), João Félix (Atlético de Madrid), Rafael Leão (Milan) and Rafa Silva (Benfica)
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