Portugal Starting Eleven
Portugal head into this year’s World Cup full of confidence after a fantastic European Championship victory two years ago. They qualified automatically for the World Cup taking nine wins from ten matches.
Portugal were drawn in Group B with Spain, Iran and Morocco. Portugal should definitely progress from this group. The knockout stages are more difficult to predict, but we think they are likely to go deep into the competition. In this mini article we will look at the Portugal squad and predict their starting eleven for the World Cup.
Full Portugal World Cup Squad
This is the 23-man squad which has been chosen for the World Cup by Fernando Santos.
Goalkeepers: Anthony Lopes, Rui Patricio, Beto
Defenders: Cedric Soares, Jose Fonte, Bruno Alves, Mario Rui, Pepe, Raphael Guerreiro, Ruben Dias, Ricardo Pereira
Midfielders: Adrien Silva, Joao Mario, Bruno Fernandes, William Carvalho, Joao Moutinho, Manuel Fernandes
Forwards: Andre Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva, Gelson Martins, Ricardo Quaresma Goncalo Guedes
World Cup 2018 Portugal Starting Eleven Prediction
As for predicting the starting line-up, this is difficult, but there are a few names that are bound to be on the teamsheet. Here is who we think will start for the Euro 2016 champions:
- GK: Rui Patricio
- DF: Cedric Soares
- DF: Pepe
- DF: Jose Fonte
- DF: Raphael Guerreiro
- MF: Joao Moutinho
- MF: Bernardo Silva
- MF: William Carvalho
- MF: Ricardo Quaresma
- FW: Andre Silva
- FW: Cristiano Ronaldo
On the 15th June, Portugal begin their World Cup facing off in the Iberian derby against Spain. We will definitely be tuning-in for this one!
