EURO 2020 inside track: Portugal
Sunday, June 13, 2021
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UEFA.com's Portugal reporter Carlos Machado discusses key players, Cristiano Ronaldo and why the Seleção can defend their title.
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Group F fixtures
15/06: Hungary vs Portugal (Budapest)
19/06: Portugal vs Germany (Munich)
23/06: Portugal vs France (Budapest)
Team profile
Coach: Fernando Santos
Captain: Cristiano Ronaldo
Nickname: Seleção das Quinas (Selection of the Shields)
How they qualified: Group B runners-up (P8 W5 D2 L1 F22 A6)
EURO best: winners (2016)
Where they could play their knockout games
Round of 16: Bucharest, London, Seville or Budapest
Quarter-final: Saint Petersburg, Munich, Rome or Baku
Semi-final: London
Final: London
Final 26-man squad
Goalkeepers: Anthony Lopes (Lyon), Rui Patrício (Wolves), Rui Silva (Granada)
Defenders: Rúben Dias (Manchester City), José Fonte (LOSC Lille), Raphael Guerreiro (Dortmund), Nuno Mendes (Sporting CP), Pepe (Porto), Nélson Semedo (Wolves), Diogo Dalot (AC Milan)
Midfielders: William Carvalho (Real Betis), Danilo (Paris), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), João Moutinho (Wolves), Rúben Neves (Wolves), Sérgio Oliveira (Porto), João Palhinha (Sporting CP), Pote (Sporting CP), Renato Sanches (LOSC Lille), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
Forwards: João Félix (Atlético Madrid), Diogo Jota (Liverpool), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), André Silva (Eintracht Frankfurt), Rafa Silva (Benfica)
