As Portugal gears up for the 2022 World Cup, head coach Fernando Santos has given the go-ahead to these men. When Portugal competes in their eighth World Cup in Qatar, coach Fernando Santos will be hopeful that his team can meet the high standards. They have never won the coveted trophy; their best finish was third in 1966.

They are in Group H with Uruguay, Ghana, and South Korea. Despite being in a complex group, they stand a solid chance of progressing to the knockout rounds, assuming a stunning upset.

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Portugal Squad For World Cup 2022

Player	Club	Position
Diogo Costa	FC Porto	GK
Rui Patrício	Roma	GK
Jose Sa	Wolves	GK
Raphael Guerreiro	Borussia Dortmund	Defender
Danilo Pereira	Paris Saint-Germain	Defender
Rúben Dias	Manchester City	Defender
Pepe	FC Porto	Defender
Diogo Dalot	Manchester United	Defender
Nuno Mendes	PSG	Defender
João Cancelo	Manchester City	Defender
William Carvalho	Real Betis	Midfielder
Joao Palhinha	Fulham	Midfielder
João Mário	Benfica	Midfielder
Bruno Fernandes	Manchester United	Midfielder
Bernardo Silva	Manchester City	Midfielder
Matheus Nunes	Wolverhampton	Midfielder
Rúben Neves	Wolverhampton	Midfielder
Otavio	Porto	Midfielder
Gonçalo Guedes	Valencia	Forward
Cristiano Ronaldo	Juventus	Forward
Jao Felix	Atletico Madrid	Forward
Rafael Leao	AC Milan	Forward
Diogo Jota	Wolverhampton	Forward
Pedro Neto	Wolverhampton	Forward
Ricardo Horta	SC Braga	Forward

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Disappointments

Portugal suffered a severe setback as Liverpool striker Diogo Jota was forced to withdraw from the Qatar tournament due to a calf injury sustained during the 1-0 Premier League victory over Manchester City.

The dynamic attacker would have likely started in the front three alongside Bernardo Silva and Cristiano Ronaldo but now has to observe from a distance.

Name	Club	Reason
Diogo Jota	Liverpool	Injury
Renato Sanches	PSG	Manager’s decision
Joao Moutinho	Wolves	Manager’s decision

Portugal National Team Coach

Several hundred more lines would have been added to Fernando Santos’ face if it could fit them after a challenging qualifying campaign in which Portugal messed up a relatively easy group. Nevertheless, the 68-year-old still has the full backing of the players and the FA despite calls for reform from the public and the media.