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Portugal World Cup 2026 squad: every player, position by position
Portugal carry a 26-man squad into World Cup 2026, drawn from Group K with their opening fixture against Congo DR on 17 Jun 2026. Below: the full roster sorted by position, face wall, and squad breakdown.
Verified squad·ESPN, single source·as of 2026-06-15 04:10 UTC
Baseline facts
- FIFA rank
- No. 5
- Group
- Group K
- Squad
- Full squad list →
Portugal squad: face by face
Diogo Costa
GK 
José Sá
GK 
Rui Silva
GK 
Nélson Semedo
DEF 
Rúben Dias
DEF 
Tomás Lemos Araújo
DEF 
Diogo Dalot
DEF 
Renato Veiga
DEF 
Gonçalo Inacio
DEF 
João Cancelo
DEF 
Nuno Mendes
DEF 
Matheus Nunes
MID 
Bruno Fernandes
MID 
Bernardo Silva
MID 
João Neves
MID 
Rúben Neves
MID 
Vitinha
MID 
Samú Costa
MID 
Cristiano Ronaldo
FWD 
Gonçalo Ramos
FWD 
João Félix
FWD 
Francisco Trincão
FWD 
Rafael Leão
FWD 
Pedro Neto
FWD 
Gonçalo Guedes
FWD 
Francisco Conceição
FWD 26 of 26 players carry a free-licensed photograph; the rest show a monogram until one is available. Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free licence.
Squad profile
- 27.5avg age
- 21youngest (João Neves)
- 41oldest (Cristiano Ronaldo)
Position counts from the provisional ESPN roster. Ages at the data verification date.
Can Portugal qualify from Group K?
The top two teams in each group advance directly to the round of 32. The eight best third-placed finishers also go through, giving Portugal a meaningful safety net. Group K standings and Portugal's specific qualification scenarios are tracked live on the group page.
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Full squad list
| # | Player | Position | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diogo Costa | Goalkeeper | 26 |
| 12 | José Sá | Goalkeeper | 33 |
| 22 | Rui Silva | Goalkeeper | 32 |
| 2 | Nélson Semedo | Defender | 32 |
| 3 | Rúben Dias | Defender | 29 |
| 4 | Tomás Lemos Araújo | Defender | 24 |
| 5 | Diogo Dalot | Defender | 27 |
| 13 | Renato Veiga | Defender | 22 |
| 14 | Gonçalo Inacio | Defender | 24 |
| 20 | João Cancelo | Defender | 32 |
| 25 | Nuno Mendes | Defender | 23 |
| 6 | Matheus Nunes | Midfielder | 27 |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes | Midfielder | 31 |
| 10 | Bernardo Silva | Midfielder | 31 |
| 15 | João Neves | Midfielder | 21 |
| 21 | Rúben Neves | Midfielder | 29 |
| 23 | Vitinha | Midfielder | 26 |
| 24 | Samú Costa | Midfielder | 25 |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Forward | 41 |
| 9 | Gonçalo Ramos | Forward | 24 |
| 11 | João Félix | Forward | 26 |
| 16 | Francisco Trincão | Forward | 26 |
| 17 | Rafael Leão | Forward | 26 |
| 18 | Pedro Neto | Forward | 26 |
| 19 | Gonçalo Guedes | Forward | 29 |
| 26 | Francisco Conceição | Forward | 23 |
Source: ESPN roster. Provisional until the FIFA registration deadline. Club affiliations are not in the verified roster feed; we do not list them here.
Group K fixtures
| Opponent | Date | Match page |
|---|---|---|
| Congo DR | 17 Jun 2026 | Portugal vs Congo DR |
| Uzbekistan | 23 Jun 2026 | Portugal vs Uzbekistan |
| Colombia | 27 Jun 2026 | Portugal vs Colombia |
FIFA World Ranking
Portugal are ranked 5 in the FIFA Men's World Ranking , the 5th highest-ranked of the 48 teams at the tournament. Ranking as of 1 April 2026, per FIFA via Wikipedia.