After the surprising victory in the European Championship, the Portuguese Football Federation and coach Fernando Santos, have issued the provisional squad ahead of the World Cup in Russia. Present in this list is four 'Italians' Mario Rui, Nani, Cancelo and André Silva.
Here is the full list of names of the players who will keep Cristiano Ronaldo company in their World Cup expedition:
Goalkeepers:
Anthony Lopes (Olympique Lyonnais/Francia), Beto (Goztepe SK/Turchia), Rui Patricio (Sporting CP).
Defenders:
Antunes (Getafe/Spagna), Bruno Alves (Rangers/Scotland), Cedric (Southampton/Inghilterra), Joao Cancelo (Internazionale/Italia), Jose Fonte (Dalian Aerbin/China PR), Luis Neto (Fenerbahce/Turchia), Mario Rui (Napoli/Italia), Nelson Semedo (Barcelona/Spagna), Pepe (Besiktas/Turchia), Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund/Germania), Ricardo (Porto), Rolando (Marseille/Francia), Ruben Dias (Benfica).
Midfielders:
Adrien Silva (Leicester City/Inghilterra), Andre Gomes (Barcelona/Spagna), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City/Inghilterra), Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP), Joao Mario (West Ham United/Inghilterra), Joao Moutinho (Monaco/Francia), Manuel Fernandes (Lokomotiv Moscow/Russia), Rony Lopes (Monaco), Ruben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers/Inghilterra), Sergio Oliveira (Porto), William (Sporting CP).
Attackers:
André Silva (AC Milan/Italia), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Spagna), Eder (Lokomotiv Moscow/Russia), Gelson Martins (Sporting CP), Goncalo Guedes (Valencia/Spagna), Nani (Lazio/Italia), Paulinho (Braga), Ricardo Quaresma (Besiktas/Turchia)
