Short name:
PRT
Middle size name:
Portugal
They did it the hard way to get there but the Portugal World Cup 2022 odds suggest they are expected to do a bit of damage at the business end of the competition.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored six goals in qualifying and Portugal appeared to be on a direct ticket to the Middle East but in the dying moments of the final group game Serbia scored in Lisbon to hand them a first loss of the campaign and a place in the play-offs.
Fernando Santos rallied his side and they swept past Turkey and then North Macedonia, who had denied Italy a place in the play-off final, to book their spot.
The 2016 European champions and 2019 Nations League winners haven’t missed a World Cup since 1998, with fourth place in 2006 their best finish in that run.
Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (Porto), Rui Patricio (Roma), Jose Sa (Wolves)
Defenders: Joao Cancelo (Manchester City), Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Nuno Mendes (PSG), Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund), Pepe (Porto), Ruben Dias (Manchester City), Danilo Pereira (PSG), Antonio Silva (Benfica)
Midfielders: William Carvalho (Betis), Ruben Neves (Wolves), Joao Palhinha (Fulham), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Joao Mario (Benfica), Vitinha (PSG), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Otavio (Porto), Matheus Nunes (Wolves)
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid), Rafael Leao (AC Milan), Goncalo Ramos (Benfica), Ricardo Horta (Braga), Andre Silva (RB Leipzig)
