Head coach Roberto Martinez announced the Portugal squad for the upcoming Euro 2024 Qualifiers in June on Monday, 29 May 2023.
The former Belgium boss has maintained his stance on Cristiano Ronaldo by naming him again in the national team. The squad is rich with talents again and has an average age of 27. Portugal will take on Bosnia & Herzegovina and Iceland in the next round of the qualifiers for Euro 2024 in June.
Previous results
Portugal 4-0 Liechtenstein - Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon (24 March 2023)
Luxembourg 0-6 Portugal - Luxembourg Stadium, Luxembourg (27 March 2023)
The opening round of games in the qualifiers and the first two games under Roberto Martinez was easy pickings for Portugal. The Selecao triumph 4-0 against Liechtenstein at home and then made another demolition, 6-0 away at Luxembourg. Undoubtedly, Cristiano Ronaldo was on the scoresheet with a brace in both of the games. His goal tally now sits at 122. Portugal are naturally topping Group J of the qualifiers with six points on board, two more than second-placed Slovakia, 10 goals scored and none conceded.
Portugal Squad Euro 2024 Qualifiers
Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (FC Porto), Jose Sa (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Rui Patricio (AS Roma)
Defenders: Antonio Silva (SL Benfica), Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint-Germain), Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Goncalo Inacio (Sporting CP), Joao Cancelo (Bayern Munich / Manchester City), Nelson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Pepe (FC Porto), Raphael Guerreiro ( Borussia Dortmund), Ruben Dias (Manchester City), Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Midfielders: Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Joao Palhinha (Fulham), Otavio (FC Porto), Renato Sanches (Paris Saint-Germain), Ricardo Horta (SC Braga), Ruben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain)
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr), Diogo Jota (Liverpool), Goncalo Ramos (SL Benfica), Joao Felix (Chelsea / Atletico Madrid), Rafael Leao (Milan)
Cristiano Ronaldo retains his spot in the national team and will captain the side. The all-time top scorer in international football missed on the Saudi Pro League title with Al Nassr after a 1-1 draw at the weekend against Ettifaq Fc at the weekend. He is poised to earn his 200th cap for the Selecao, currently on a record 198th, in the June qualifiers. Nelson Semedo returns to the Portugal squad while his Wolves teammate Toti Gomes is called up for the first time. However, Matheus Nunes from the same club has not made the cut.
Portugal Fixtures Euro 2024 Qualifiers
Portugal vs Bosnia & Herzegovina (18 June 2023)
Portugal will face Bosnia & Herzegovina for the fifth time having not lost a single game so far. They have won three of those encounters and drawing the other. The only goals Portugal conceded in this meeting was back in the Euro 2012 qualifiers playoff second leg in the 6-2 victory. The Selecao also scored just twice before this face-off.
Iceland vs Portugal (21 June 2023)
Roberto Martinez’s side will travel to Iceland days after anticipating another victory. These two have played each other three times before with Portugal carrying an unbeaten record in this meeting as well. Two of them came in the Euro qualifiers while the most recent one happened in the main tournament back in 2016. The game ended 1-1 with Nani’s opener cut out by Birkir Bjarnason just after the break.
