Original title: Portugal announced the World Qualifiers play-off squad Cristiano Ronaldo led, Dias absent
The Portuguese national football team announced on the 17th the 25-man squad for the European play-offs of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Captain Ronaldo is on the list, but the defender Ruben Dias is out due to injury.
Due to the absence of Dias, who played for Manchester City, the 39-year-old Pepe and the 38-year-old Fonte continued to be called up. In addition, midfielder Sanches is also absent due to injury.
Portugal lost to Serbia at home in the final round of the World Preliminary Group, and finally ranked second in the group and had to participate in the play-offs. According to the results of the play-off draw, Portugal will play a single-round knockout match with Turkey at home on the 24th. The winner will compete with the winner between Italy and North Macedonia on the 29th for a Qatar World Cup final. qualifications.
The Portugal squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers: An Lopez (Lyon), Di Costa (Porto), Patricio (Roma);
Defenders: Cedric (Arsenal), Cancelo (Manchester City), Dalot (Manchester United), Inacio (Sporting), Fonte (Lille), Pepe (Porto), Nu Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain), Guerrero (Dortmund);
Midfielders: Da Pereira (Paris Saint-Germain), Nunes (Sporting), Will Carvalho (Real Betis), Rue Neves (Wolves), Boo Fernandez (Manchester United), Moutinho (Wolves), Otavio (Porto), Bé Silva (Manchester City);
Forwards: Felix (Atlético de Madrid), Andre Silva (Leipzig), Ronaldo (Manchester United), Jota (Liverpool), Guedes (Valencia), Leo (Milan). (Chen Baiqiao)