FIFA World Cup 2022: Portugal WC Squad, Fixtures & Schedule, Coach, Captain and Vice-Captain, Upcoming Matches, Playing XI
Portugal WC 2022 Squad: It is another World Cup for the Portugal Football Team as Fernando Santos announced the 26-man squad for Qatar.
Portugal World Cup 2022 Squad
The ever-enigmatic and Mercurial, Cristiano Ronaldo once again captains his nation to another FIFA World Cup. This is his 5th and probably last chance to pick up the ultimate crown.
Portugal’s 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA WC event is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa, Jose Sa and Rui Patricio
Defenders: Diogo Dalot, Joao Cancelo, Danilo Pereira, Pepe, Ruben Dias, Antonio Silva, Nuno Mendes and Raphael Guerreiro
Midfielders: Joao Palhinha, Ruben Neves, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Joao Mario, Matheus Nunes, Otavio, Vitinha and William Carvalho
Forwards: Andre Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo (C), Goncalo Ramos, Rafael Leao, Joao Felix and Ricardo Horta
Official. Portugal squad for 2022 World Cup. 🚨🇵🇹 #WorldCup2022 pic.twitter.com/daOKomCW9X
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 10, 2022
Once again, Portugal have sent in a strong squad for the World Cup but need to click as a unit if they are to keep the dream alive of winning a first ever FIFA WC.
It is Ronaldo’s last chance to get his hands on the silverware given he is 37-years old and despite immaculate fitness could be well on his way out from the national side soon.
With a mix of youth, experience and in-form players, Portugal needs to be on top of their game to last the distance in this World Cup.
Fixtures
Portugal is part of Group H along with Ghana, South Korea and Uruguay.
The fixtures are as follows:
24th November: Portugal vs Ghana (09:30 PM IST), Stadium 974
29th November: Portugal vs Uruguay (12:30 AM IST), Lusail Stadium
2nd December: South Korea vs Portugal (08:30 PM IST), Education City Stadium
Cristiano Ronaldo is called-up by Portugal for the fifth time on a World Cup squad. 🇵🇹
He could be only the fourth player ever to play in five WC’s joining Germany’s Lothar Matthäus and Mexico’s Rafael Marquéz and Antonio Carbajal. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/Bw6iyYtukI
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) November 10, 2022
The Portuguese side have been impressive in recent times and are banking on the quality and immense support to go all the way.
Will it be Cristiano’s time to shine once again as he hopes to end his nation’s wait for silverware at a FIFA Event.
He has several records to break at the World Cup but winning the silverware would be the ultimate dream achieved.
