🇵🇹 Portugal name 27-man squad and tribute to Jota | OneFootball

Roberto Martínez announced, this Tuesday, Portugal’s squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

See the selected players:

Martínez chose to call up Tomás Araújo, Samu Costa, and Gonçalo Guedes. In total, there are five full-backs on the list.

On the other hand, names such as João Palhinha, Rodrigo Mora, Ricardo Horta, and Pedro Gonçalves were left out of the squad.

There are also four goalkeepers on the list, which is why the squad has 27 names + 1. According to Martínez, Ricardo Velho is the fourth option in goal. He explained that, although Ricardo Velho will not be on the bench, he will be used in training. 

Martínez also revealed that the “+1” on the list is a tribute to Diogo Jota, who died last year in an accident.

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