Axel Allam, Media365 Posted on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 2:43 PM.
Today, Tuesday, Roberto Martinez revealed his list of 26 players to participate in the 2024 European Championship with Portugal. Following his call-up, Cristiano Ronaldo, 39, will play his 11th major international tournament in Germany.
Portugal can count on Cristiano Ronaldo at Euro 2024. From June 14 to July 14, the selection led by Roberto Martinez will be monitored because he will be one of the contenders for the final crown, with his perfect performance during the qualifiers (10 wins in the same number of matches). Today, Tuesday, the former Belgium coach revealed the names of the 26 players who will participate in the competition. Indestructible, Pepe (41 years old) and Cristiano Ronaldo (39 years old) will be present to try to win the top title, as happened in France in 2016. Now in Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, “CR7” will compete in his sixth championship. Europe The new record for participation in the Euro for the world record holder in selections (206) and goals (128) for the national team.
Regarding his physical condition, his coach had no doubts: “The best thing is to talk about the data. He is a player who scored 42 goals in 41 matches with his club, and this indicates his physical ability to always be at the top.” said Roberto Martinez, in the comments written by our colleague Nicolas Vilas. The names mentioned are usual for the rest and it should be noted Nuno Mendes, Gonzalo Ramos, Vitinha, Danilo Pereira, all of whom play for Paris Saint-Germain, will be present for the Seleção.. By being placed in the group, Portugal will be largely favorites in its matches with the Czech Republic, Turkey and Georgia in the group stage. The group stage, which Portugal aspires to overcome, while the coach refused to make “promises” to the fans regarding a final result.
Portugal's 26 squad for Euro 2024:
Guardians: Diogo Costa (Porto), Jose Sa (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Rui Patricio (Roma);
Defenders: Antonio Silva (Benfica), Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint-Germain), Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Gonzalo Inacio (Sporting Lisbon), Joao Cancelo (Barcelona), Nelson Semedo (Wolverhampton), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain), Pepe ( Barcelona). Porto), Ruben Dias (Manchester City).
Midfielders: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Joao Neves (Benfica), Joao Baleña (Fulham), Otavio Montero (Al Nassr), Ruben Neves (Al Hilal), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain).
Attackers: Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nasr), Diogo Jota (Liverpool), Francisco Conceição (Porto), Gonzalo Ramos (Paris Saint-Germain), Joao Felix (Barcelona), Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Rafael Leao. (Italian club Milan).
