Portugal football team captain 2022

Cristiano Ronaldo, the captain of Portugal, has stated to LiveScore that he hopes to face Brazil in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final. Portugal is one of the stronger teams competing in the FIFA World Cup, which begins in Qatar in four days. Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, and Ruben Dias are just a few of the talented players Fernando Santos has at his disposal. The Portuguese will begin their World Cup campaign in Group H with their opening match against Ghana on November 24. The road to the World Cup final is a long one. On November 28 and December 2, they will play Uruguay and South Korea, respectively.

Portugal ended their long wait for an international title at Euro 2016 as Fernando Santos' side upset the odds against hosts France in the final. That success ended the moniker of Portugal as the 'nearly men' of European international football, after years of near misses for the Iberian superpower. The dominance of Spain between 2008 and 2012 only increased the pressure on Santos, as well as talisman Cristiano Ronaldo, and the former Manchester United man could make his tournament farewell at this year's FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Santos opted for a solid core of players during Portugal's World Cup qualification campaign and has gone with much the same for Qatar as they chase a trophy that has so far eluded them. WORLD CUP 2022 SELECTED SQUADS: Portugal World Cup squad 2022 Santos chose to name a giant 55-man provisional squad ahead of the World Cup with the veteran boss keeping his options open due to injuries and concerns over form. He opted to leave some experienced names out of the final 26-man panel, including 146-cap Joao Moutinho, with Santos relying on a strong contingent of Premier League talent in Qatar. Stats correct as of start of Qatar 2022. Position No. Player Club Age Caps GK 1 Rui Patricio Roma(ITA) 34 104 GK 12 Jose Sa Wolves (ENG) 29 0 GK 22 Diogo Costa Porto (POR) 23 7 DEF 3 Pepe Porto (POR) 39 128 DEF 6 Raphael Guerreiro Borussia Dortmund (GER) 28 56 DEF 2 Diogo Dalot Manchester United(ENG) 23 6 DEF 24 Antonio Silva Benfica (POR) 19 0 DEF 4 Ruben Dias Man...

Coach: Fernando Santos Captain: Cristiano Ronaldo Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (Porto), Rui Patrício (Roma), Jose Sa (Wolves) Defenders: Joao Cancelo, Diogo Dalot, Nuno Mendes, Ruben Dias, Antonio Silva, Pepe, Raphael Guerreiro, Danilo Pereira Midfielders: Joao Palhinha, Matheus Nunes, William Carvalho, Ruben Neves, Bruno Fernandes, Joao Mario, Bernardo Silva, Vitinha, Otavio Forwards: Joao Felix, Cristiano Ronaldo, Goncalo Ramos, Rafael Leao, Ricardo Horta, Andre Silva

AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Portugal's Football Federation (FPF) have denied media reports that captain Cristiano Ronaldo threatened to leave the national team during the World Cup after coach Fernando Santos dropped him for their last-16 win over Switzerland. Ronaldo, Portugal's most-capped player and all-time top scorer, was benched for their first knockout game on Tuesday as they "The FPF clarifies that at no time did the captain of the national team, Cristiano Ronaldo, threaten to leave the national team at any stage in Qatar," it said. "The level of commitment of Portugal's most capped international player was once again demonstrated ... in the victory against Switzerland." Ronaldo has struggled to find the net since converting from the penalty spot in Portugal's group opener against Ghana, when he became the first player to The 37-year-old reiterated his commitment to the cause on social media hours after the FPF statement. "A group too united to be broken by external forces. A nation too brave to be afraid of any adversary. A team in the true sense of the word, who will fight for the dream to the end! Believe with us!" he wrote on Twitter. loading Portugal play Morocco in the quarter-finals on Saturday and midfielder Otavio said their preparations for the game are going ahead as normal, adding that there was no argument even if Ronaldo was miffed at not starting against Switzerland. "I think everything is pretty normal, there was no arguing whatsoever. There...

Fernando Santos has an impressive squad at his disposal, including the likes of Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, and Ruben Dias. The journey to the World Cup final is a long one, and the Portuguese will begin their campaign in Group H with their opener against Ghana on 24 November. They will further take on Uruguay on 28 November and South Korea on 2 December. Cristiano Ronaldo desires a clash with Brazil on 18 December at the Lusail Stadium in Doha if they advance from the group and make it to the final. Selecao are the record holders, winning the competition on five occasions. The Manchester United striker has admitted that he has been joking about the possibility with his club teammate Casemiro. He spoke on a potential Brazil versus Portugal final (via his "I hope so, I joke with Casemiro and say the final will be Portugal/Brazil, wow, would be a dream...It's the World Cup, i'm dreaming, I know it will be difficult." 154 Casemiro x Cristiano Ronaldo, such a special and underrated bond. 🇵🇹🇧🇷 One issue players will have to deal with at the tournament is the weather, with temperatures set to be around 26 degrees Celcius. However, Cristiano Ronaldo is not fazed by the heat and prefers playing in hot conditions: "The weather for me is not the issue, we are prepared as professional players we are capable to play in all conditions. I prefer to play in warm weather." The United forward heads into the tournament lacking form. He has bagged just three goals and two assis...

DOHA, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Portugal again left captain Cristiano Ronaldo out of their starting line-up, keeping hat-trick hero Goncalo Ramos in the team for Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final against Morocco. Portugal’s all-time leading goal scorer with 118 goals in 195 appearances, Ronaldo was benched for Tuesday’s 6-1 win over Switzerland in the last 16 where the 21-year-old Ramos scored three in only his fourth appearance. Ronaldo, 37, was upset at being left out by coach Fernando Santos on the eve of the game, and Portugal's football federation then had to deny reports that their skipper had threatened to leave the tournament. Santos made one change on Saturday after that convincing win, with Ruben Neves in for William Carvalho, while his Morocco counterpart Walid Regragui was forced to shuffle his defence after Nayef Aguerd and Noussair Mazraoui were ruled out by injury. The absence of both is a major blow, with Yahia Attiat Allah in at left back for Mazraoui and Jawad El Yamiq replacing Aguerd. There had also been concern over the fitness of captain Romain Saiss and midfielder Sofyan Amrabat, but both will play. Teams: Morocco: Yassine Bounou, Achraf Hakimi, Romain Saiss, Jawad El Yamiq, Yahya Attiat-Allah, Sofyan Amrabat, Selim Amallah, Azzedine Ounahi, Hakim Ziyech, Soufiane Boufal, Youssef En-Nesyri Portugal: Diogo Costa, Diogo Dalot, Pepe, Ruben Dias, Raphael Guerreiro, Bruno Fernandes, Otavio, Bernardo Silva, Ruben Neves, Joao Felix, Goncalo Ramos