Roberto Martínez named 27 players for the World Cup and has just over 10 days to leave one out. Their debut will be on June 17 against DR Congo.
In a week packed with confirmations regarding the official squads for the 2026 World Cup, it was now Portugal’s turn. Roberto Martínez announced 27 players called up for the tournament in the United States, aware that he will have to leave one of them out in the final cut.
Of course, the list is headed by Cristiano Ronaldo, who will play in his sixth World Cup (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, and 2026) and will try to score in order to claim the record of having found the net in every edition. The Bug, now at Al Nassr, wants to keep making history with his country.
A notable feature of the squad is that Martínez included four goalkeepers. It is assumed that the player left out will come from that group. The selected ones are Diogo Costa, José Sá, Rui Silva, and Ricardo Velho, although everything seems to indicate that the latter will remain as a reserve.