Portal dos Dragões
·21 October 2025
FC Porto with 7 players in preliminary squad for U17 World Cup

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·21 October 2025

Bino Maçães announced the 24 pre-selected players for the U-17 World Cup; the list will be reduced to 21 members at the end of a week of training at the City of Football.
Among the chosen, most of whom are European U-17 champions, Benfica (9 players) and FC Porto (7) stand out as the most represented clubs. The team led by Bino Maçães will gather on Sunday at the City of Football and depart for Qatar on the 31st; the World Cup takes place from November 3 to 27.
Portugal is in Group B and debuts on November 3 against New Caledonia. On the 6th, they face Morocco and conclude the initial phase against Japan on November 9.
Goalkeepers: Alex Tverdohlebov (Sporting), Romário Cunha (Sp. Braga), and David Rodrigues (Sp. Braga);
Defenders: Daniel Banjaqui (Benfica), Gabriel Bdouk (Sp. Braga), Yoan Pereira (FC Porto), José Neto (Benfica), Martim Chelmik (FC Porto), Ricardo Neto (Benfica), Diego Coxi (Sporting), and Mauro Furtado (Benfica);
Midfielders: Santiago Silva (V. Guimarães), Rafael Quintas (Benfica), Martim Guedes (V. Guimarães), Tomás Soares (Benfica), Bernardo Lima (FC Porto), and Miguel Figueiredo (Benfica);
Forwards: João Aragão (Sp. Braga), Duarte Cunha (FC Porto), Steven Manuel (Benfica), Mateus Mide (FC Porto), Francisco Fernandes (FC Porto), Anísio Cabral (Benfica), and Eduardo Ferreira (FC Porto).
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