Portugal earned a 1-1 draw over this year’s World Cup finalists, with the experimental side impressing for large spells of the game.
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Portugal earned a 1-1 draw over this year’s World Cup finalists, with the experimental side impressing for large spells of the game.
Portugal take on the World Cup runners-up this evening at 19:45 local time.
Renato returns, Tondela’s goalkeeper makes the cut and there are no fewer than four potential debutants - a comprehensive look at all 24 members of the squad.
Portugal squad announced as Ronaldo misses out in an experimental lineup.
A prediction of the 23-man squad Portugal will choose for their upcoming fixtures with Croatia and Italy.
Portugal may have a side that is firmly built on defensive capability - but pinpointing the next generation’s centreback partnership is no easy task. So who are the current contenders to become Portuguese internationals?
15 goals and 7 assists in Ligue 1 - but no place in Fernando Santos’ World Cup squad.
Portugal have dropped three places in the World Rankings as they fall below their World Cup nemesis Uruguay.
Ronaldo has already become Portugal’s most capped player in history, but the opportunity to become the most capped international in footballing history - and be the first man to break the 200-game barrier - becomes increasingly plausible.
Portugal have yet another young, exciting crop of players coming through the ranks, but the one glaring weakness in Portugal’s squad doesn’t look like being fully rectified for the foreseeable future.