Coach Roberto Martinez has officially announced the list of 26 players for the Portuguese team participating in the EURO 2024 Finals in Germany.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the name receiving the most attention in the announced Portuguese Team list.
By being named in the Portuguese Team list, Ronaldo will have the 6th EURO in his career, the most in history.
Ronaldo holds the record of competing in five EURO tournaments, in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020. CR7 will break his own milestone of appearing and competing at Euro 2024.
This will definitely be a record that will take a long time to break.
Iker Casillas of Spain also participated in 5 EURO tournaments, but only started in 2004, 2008, 2012. The former goalkeeper of the Spanish team played a reserve role for Canizares at EURO 2000 and David De Gea at EURO 2000. EURO 2016.
Ronaldo first attended EURO in 2004 when he was only 19 years old, and was part of the Portuguese team that won EURO 2016.
Ronaldo has scored 14 goals in 25 matches at EURO – a tournament record, scoring two goals at EURO 2004, one goal in 2008, 3 goals in 2012, 3 goals in 2016 and 5 goals in 2020.
Ronaldo is also the only player to score 41 goals in the Euro qualifiers, thereby having a total of 55 goals in the EURO qualifiers and Finals.
In addition, the 39-year-old striker also holds the record of playing 2,153 minutes, winning 12 matches and appearing in 16 matches as captain at EURO.
By participating in EURO 2024, Ronaldo is facing the opportunity to set a series of new records in his career in what is considered his last tournament for the Portuguese team.
The 39-year-old star can become the oldest player to score in a EURO tournament, the old record belongs to Ivica Vastic (Austria, 38 years and 257 days). He also has a chance to surpass Leonardo Bonucci’s record for the oldest player to score in a EURO final (Italy, 34 years and 71 days).
With his current form, Cristiano Ronaldo can absolutely achieve impressive achievements in the upcoming tournament in Germany.
In the 2023-24 season, in the Al Nassr shirt, the Portuguese superstar scored a total of 42 goals and had 12 assists in 41 appearances this season.
In the Saudi Professional League alone, Ronaldo has scored 33 goals, leading the top scorer list, 8 more goals than second place Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al Hilal).
Coming to EURO 2024, in addition to Cristiano Ronaldo, Coach Roberto Martinez’s Portugal also has the presence of a series of notable faces such as Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, Rafael Leao, Diogo Jota, Joao Felix and Goncalo Ramos.
Coach Roberto Martinez also called up 41-year-old midfielder Pepe of the Porto club. If he participates in Euro 2024, Pepe (41 years and 85 days) will surpass Gabor Kiraly’s record (40 years and 86 days), thereby becoming the oldest player to compete at a EURO.
With his goal against Al Akhoud, superstar Cristiano Ronaldo not only helped Al Nassr win but also get closer to the milestone of 900 goals in his career.
Having many stars in the squad will help the Portuguese Team confidently embark on the journey towards the second European championship in history.
At EURO 2024, the Portuguese team is in Group F with Türkiye, Czech Republic and Georgia.
According to the match schedule, the Portuguese team will play their opening match against the Czech Republic (June 19), followed by Türkiye (June 22) and Georgia (June 27).
List of Portuguese Teams
Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (FC Porto), José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), Rui Patrício (AS Roma).
Defenders: António Silva (SL Benfica), Danilo Pereira (PSG), Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Goncalo Inacio (Sporting CP), João Cancelo (FC Barcelona), Nelson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Nuno Mendes (PSG), Pepe (FC Porto), Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
Midfielders: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), João Neves (SL Benfica), João Palhinha (Fulham FC), Otavio Monteiro (Al Nassr), Ruben Neves (Al-Hilal), Vitinha (PSG).
Forwards: Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr), Diogo Jota (Liverpool FC), Francisco Conceicao (FC Porto), Goncalo Ramos (PSG), Joao Felix (FC Barcelona), Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) , Rafael Leao (AC Milan)./.
