Axel Allam, Media365, published on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 2:43 PM.
Roberto Martinez on Tuesday unveiled his 26-man Portugal squad for Euro 2024. Cristiano Ronaldo, 39, will play his 11th major international tournament in Germany after being called up.
Portugal can count on Cristiano Ronaldo for Euro 2024. From June 14 to July 14, the selection led by Roberto Martinez will be watched as 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). The former Belgium coach revealed, on Tuesday, 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. And now in Al-Nasr in Saudi Arabia, “CR7” will compete in his sixth tournament. Europe 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 data. He is a player who has scored 42 goals in 41 games for his club and that shows his physical ability to always be at the top.” said Roberto Martínez, in the comments written by our colleague Nicolás Vilas. The names mentioned are the usual ones for the rest and it should be noted that Nuno Mendes, Gonzalo Ramos, Vitinha, Danilo Pereira, all of whom play for Paris Saint-Germain, will be present with the Seleção.. Given their placement in the group, Portugal will be overwhelming favourites in their group stage matches against the Czech Republic, Turkey and Georgia. The group stage is one that Portugal will be hoping to overcome, while the coach refused to make any “promises” to the fans regarding a final result.
Portugal's 26-man 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), Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon), Joao Cancelo (Barcelona), Nelson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain), Pepe (Barcelona, FC Porto) Ruben Dias (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Joao Neves (Benfica), Joao Palhinha (Fulham), Otavio Monteiro (Al Nassr), Ruben Neves (Al Hilal), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain).
Attackers: Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr), Diogo Jota (Liverpool), Francisco Conceicao (Porto), Gonzalo Ramos (Paris Saint-Germain), Joao Felix (Barcelona), Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Rafael Leao (AC Milan).
