The Portugal Euro 2024 squad will come around sooner than you think, with the 2016 European champions looking to start their new era with a bang.
Roberto Martinez has taken over from Euro 2016-winning coach Fernando Santos in the dugout, and he'll be hoping to do what he couldn't manage as Belgium boss and win a major tournament – starting with Euro 2024.
Euro 2024 ought to be Cristiano Ronaldo's last major finals (although don't rule him out of defying age by featuring at the next World Cup, too) and one thing's for sure: Portugal's greatest ever player will not want to go out with a whimper. He'll captain them as they face Turkey, the Czech Republic and first-time qualifiers Georgia in Group F.
As with every team at the tournament, FourFourTwo will bring you all the latest on Portugal as we report live from the European Championship.
Portugal's squad
Portugal Euro 2024 squad: The squad for the March friendlies against Sweden and Slovenia
GK: Rui Patricio (Roma)
GK: Jose Sa (Wolves)
GK: Diogo Costa (Porto)
DF: Nelson Semedo (Wolves)
DF: Antonio Silva (Benfica)
DF: Ruben Dias (Manchester City)
DF: Toti (Wolves)
DF: Pepe (Porto)
DF: Goncalo Inacio (Sporting Lisbon)
DF: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United)
DF: Joao Mario (Porto)
DF: Diogo Leite (Union Berlin)
MF: Joao Palhinha (Fulham)
MF: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
MF: Otavio (Al Nassr)
MF: Ruben Neves (Al Hilal)
MF: Vitinha (PSG)
MF: Matheus Nunes (Manchester City)
MF: Joao Neves (Benfica)
MF: Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
FW: Goncalo Ramos (PSG)
FW: Joao Felix (Barcelona on loan from Atletico Madrid)
FW: Bruma (Braga)
FW: Rafael Leao (AC Milan)
FW: Francisco Trincao (Sporting Lisbon)
FW: Francisco Conceicao (Porto)
FW: Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr)
Portugal Euro 2024 squad numbers
Squad numbers are yet to be confirmed for Euro 2024.
This is Roberto Martinez's second job international management, after a six-year spell in charge of Belgium – who he guided to third place at the 2018 World Cup.
The former Everton, Wigan Athletic and Swansea City boss has a 100% record so far, overseeing eight qualifying wins out of eight – including a 9-0 demolition of Luxembourg – during which Portugal have only conceded twice.
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As a Spaniard in charge of his homeland's arch-rivals, Martinez might have had his work cut out to win fans over – but it's fair to say he couldn't have started much better.
Portugal's star player
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo is the most capped player in the history of men's international football (Image credit: Getty Images)
Cristiano Ronaldo just goes on and on: he'll be 39 by the time Euro 2024 rolls around, which will almost certainly make him the oldest player at the tournament.
Assuming Portugal qualify (and assuming Ronaldo doesn't drop a shock retirement between now and next summer), it will be his 10th major finals.
The all-time leading international goalscorer has already captained his country to Euros glory once; he couldn't do it again, could he...?
FAQs
How many players are Portugal allowed to take to Euro 2024?
UEFA confirmed in February that each competing nation will be able to name a final squad of 23 players in their Euro 2024 squads, including a mandatory three goalkeepers.
After a couple of tournaments featuring 26-player teams, UEFA have now reverted from the expanded squad.
National managers were allowed to bring 26 players to 2021's European Championship for the first time at a major tournament, as a special measure brought in due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the fixture congestion, the expanded squads returned for the World Cup. Without those same issues, 23-player squads have made a return.
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Tom Hancock started freelancing for FourFourTwo in April 2019 and has also written for the Premier League and Opta Analyst, among others. He supports Wycombe Wanderers and has a soft spot for Wealdstone. A self-confessed statto, he has been known to watch football with a spreadsheet (or several) open...
