Legendary Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo will become the first player to appear in six World Cups after coach Roberto Martinez included him in the list of 26 players he is counting on for the WC to be held in the USA, Mexico and Canada from June 11 to July 19.
Ronaldo, who turned 41 in February, is the world record holder for the number of appearances for the national team.
So far, he has represented Portugal 226 times, and is also the world record holder for the number of goals for the national team with 143 goals.
There are 27 names on Martinez’s list, but the fourth goalkeeper Ricardo Velhoalthough he will travel with the team to the tournament, he will only be able to be included in the squad in the event of an injury to one of the remaining three netminders.
Portugal will play in group K at the World Cup with DR Congo, Uzbekistan and Colombia, writes Hina.
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Portugal national team:
Gatekeepers: Diogo Costa (Porto), Jose Sa (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Rui Silva (Sporting); Ricardo Velho (Genclerbirligi)
Defense: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United); Matheus Nunes (Manchester City), Nelson Semedo (Fenerbahce), Joao Cancelo (Barcelona), Nuno Mendes (PSG), Goncalo Inacio (Sporting), Renato Veiga (Villarreal), Ruben Dias (Manchester City), Tomas Araujo (Benfica)
Link: Ruben Neves (Al Hilal), Samuel Costa (Mallorca), Joao Neves (PSG), Vitinha (PSG), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
Attack: Joao Felix (Al Nassr), Francisco Trincao (Sporting), Francisco Conceicao (Juventus), Pedro Neto (Chelsea), Rafael Leao (Milan), Goncalo Guedes (Real Sociedad), Goncalo Ramos (PSG), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr)
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