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Cristiano Ronaldo leads Portugal’s final squad for the 2022 World Cup

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Ghana’s World Cup Group opponent, Portugal, have named their final 26-man squad for the upcoming 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Cristiano Ronaldo will lead his side in his 5th and potentially last World Cup.

Portugal are in group H alongside Ghana, South Korea and Uruguay.

Other attacking options available for the Seleçao are Rafael Leao, Andre Silva, Joao Felix, Goncalo Ramos and Ricardo Horta.

In the defence are former Real Madrid defender Pepe who will be making his fourth appearance at the World Cup along with Manchester City duo Ruben Dias and Joao Cancelo.

The midfielder is stacked with quality including Manchester City star Bernardo Silva and Manchester United man Bruno Fernandes.

Portugal will begin their World Cup against Ghana in their first Group H match at the 974 Stadium on November 24, 2022.

They will subsequently face Uruguay and South Korea in the other two group stages.

Final squad

  • Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (FC Porto), José Sá (Wolverhampton, England) and Rui Patrício (AS Roma, Italy).
  • Defenders: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United, England), João Cancelo (Manchester City, England), Pepe (FC Porto), Rúben Dias (Manchester City, England), Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint-Germain, France), António Silva (Benfica), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain, France) and Raphaël Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund, Germany).
  • Midfielders: Palhinha (Fulham, England), Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton, England), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City, England), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United, England), João Mário (Benfica), Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton, England), Otávio (FC Porto), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain, France) and William Carvalho (Real Betis, Spain).
  • Forwards : André Silva (RB Leipzig, Germany), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, England), Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica), João Félix (Atlético de Madrid, Spain), Rafael Leão (AC Milan, Italy) and Ricardo Horta (Sporting de Braga).

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