50 to choose from. Shall we?

i just had a bet with my friend on who’s gonna be the WC top scorer….i say ronaldo, he says messi (for whatever reason)
@Andre Veiga
ronaldo is of course world class, he’s out of this world and deserves to hold the trophy, but i have seen ronaldo shine when he runs around the field, not being committed to any particular position, a minute he’s left, the other he goes right, i remember his last game against valencia where he used this technique and ended up having all the defenders of valencia booked for trying to stop him
so instead of putting him as a pure striker, let him run all over the place, he could easily attract defenders away from leidson or nani or whoever to deliver the final blow

Good lineup kiko.

Like most of you, I’ve watched Portugal and Ronaldo rise almost in tandem. I hate to say it, but our hopes ride with Ronaldo. Yes we have talent at every level, and yes only teams win championships, but if Ronaldo has a good tournament we can go to the final. If he doesn’t, probably quarters at most.

This is his time. He’s 25 and peaking physically. He will only get better, but his potential has never and will never be greater than right now! He’ll be 29 next WC.

Portugal needs to bring up the talent and market their players into the best leagues in the world – not Egypt or whatever…

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you guys are funny…did you even watch pepe play dm in qualifiers? he was a MONSTER…simao belongs on the bench…

Eduardo
Miguel Carvalho Alves Duda

Pepe
Veloso

Danny
Nani Ronaldo

Liedson

Makakula should be called with almeida
Fernando Meira should be called for his height experience and versatility(do you all forget the troubles we have with set pieces)
And the writer of this article needs to chill with the benfica bias Amorim and Martins are not National Team caliber players they wern’t even consistent starters for benfica and benfica wasnt half the team when martins played instead of aimar…the goal is to win the WC not to fit as many benfica players as possible.

Well gents the 23 man roster is out!

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24

Ya I guess 1 guy is not going to make it. Let the whining begin.

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Almost certainly either Zé Castro or Ricardo Costa will be sent home if Pepe is fit. And everybody is praying he is fit. Zé Castro maybe. Pepe, be well, please. Wonder if we could kidnap and brainwash David Luiz, like an April Fool´s joke they fell for in Brazil – if Brazil does not call him up, we sure would appreciate him as he deserves. The list is.

Guarda-redes: Eduardo (Sp, Braga), Beto (FC Porto) e Daniel Fernandes (Iraklis);

Defesas: Duda (Málaga), Miguel (Valência), Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea), Bruno Alves (FC Porto), Rolando (FC Porto), Pepe (Real Madrid), José Castro (Deportivo), Ricardo Costa (Lille) e Fábio Coentrão (Benfica);

Médios: Pedro Mendes (Sporting), Tiago (At. Madrid), Deco (Chelsea), Raul Meireles (FC Porto) e Miguel Veloso (Sporting);

Avançados: Simão (At. Madrid), Danny (Zenit), Liedson (Sporting), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Nani (Manchester United) e Hugo Almeida (Werder Bremen).

Looks sensible enough, though of course everybody will find somebody to get offended about.

I have to admit I’m surprised Makukula didn’t get called up. He’s had a good season.

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No more brasilians please…id rather loose with all portuguese than add another brasilian…this is the portuguese national team not a club team(your prob a benfica fan).

Joao Moutinho and Quaresma both did not make the cut. This sucks, we’re going to get out early.

I would rather see a brazillian like Pepe play for Portugal than a “portuguese” like Daniel Fernandes who does not even speak Portuguese. And to prefer David Luiz to Zé Castro you don´t have to be a Benfica fan, just have a brain. Don´t worry, no chance, just mentioning it because it was a huge april´s fool joke by that famous Benfica supporting paper Record that brazillians fell for.

Uh what the hell are you talking about NO MORE BRASILIANS PERIOD…people like you piss me off at least D.Fernandes is portuguese so what if he was born in canada his blood is portuguese NOT BRASILIAN. Your thought process makes us look pathetic like we dont have talent so we have to get it from the “almighty brasil”…if you love brasilians so much just root for them and take off the red jersey because YOU are a disgrace……quaresma hasnt played for like 6 months and played 5 games total this year why should he be there…danny is better than moutinho and im a sportingista.

Well luckily we don’t pick the side based on blood or ethnicity. We do, however, select based on nationality. If you’re a citizen, you can be selected. Simple as that. The Portuguese of all people should understand that people immigrate. Don’t you think?

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I like the squad. Formation will not change (no time) and it is good for us that we must be on our game from the beginning or else we will be knocked out. We are terribly complacent and the group will force us to be great from the start.

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In Portugal being Portuguese ou “Estrangeiro” is often related to how a person speaks Portuguese and with which accent, how a person integrates with society. It is players who can NOT speak Portuguese wearing the shirt which bugs me.

After all it is not 24, but secretly it is a list of 30, there are 6 more reserves to be sent to FIFA – Rui Patrício, João Moutinho, Rúben Amorim, Manuel Fernandes, Eliseu, Makukula. If only we could take the 30.

i’m not 1% portuguese and i don’t know much about portuguese heritage and what it means for a brazilian-born players to play for portugal. all i really care about is seeing the portuguese team (regardless of who plays for them) become champions this summer.

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have u guys seen the brazilian squad, and the french, italian, and argentinian as well? i can easily say that the potuguese one is better than all of them!!
i’m really having a good feeling now about how the world cup is going to turn out for portugal

ahmad, and how about the spanish one? Really, we shouldn’t underestimate ANY team, neither Ivory Coast, nor even North Korea, and of course, regardless of the line-up, we shouldn’t ever underestimate Brasil!
I surely hope we do a great World Cup, but this time it’s just more difficult than ever, maybe only in 1966 we had tougher opponents than now. But of course, Força Portugal A!

@Ivan
the spanish squad is scary :S they’re the strongest i’ve seen so far …. i’m not saying that the other selections make portugal’s road any easier, after all it’s only our 5th appearance
but i really believe that ronaldo will be like eusebio of 1966, a player out of this planet, also not saying that the team depends on one person, but you know i mean.
….. 28 more days !!! forca potugal

We have some advantages. If Portugal is to win the WC in the next 10 years, now is the time. Ronaldo is 25 and at peak form. With the number of Portuguese immigrants in SA, support will be close to home pitch conditions. Nani is better than ever and Simao has that winning spirit from AM’s recent Europa Cup victory. If Pepe is healthy and effective and the defense holds together we could have an excellent cup. The next WC is in Brazil, so you can forget winning that one!

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@luis
hahahaha… they should cancel the coming wc in 2014, i can’t see anybody taking it but brazil!!!!
hopefully in 2018, spain and portugal will host it, and the final will be at portugal maybe

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viva portugallllllllllllllll……

@Andre
Obviously you are a well informed and knowledgeable soccer fan.
I would like to talk with you a little more on this topic, would you be so kind as to drop me a line by email?……..glenconer@yahoo.com
http://glenconer.wordpress.com/2010/05/08/the-fifa-2010-world-cup-handbook/

Portugal’s 24-man provisional squad for the World Cup finals:

Goalkeepers: Eduardo (Braga), Daniel Fernandes (Iraklis), Beto (Porto).

Defenders: Miguel (Valencia), Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea), Bruno Alves (Porto), Rolando (Porto), Ricardo Costa (Valencia), Duda (Malaga), Fabio Coentrao (Benfica).

Midfielders: Pedro Mendes (Sporting), Pepe (Real Madrid), Ze Castro (Deportivo La Coruna), Tiago (Atletico Madrid), Deco (Chelsea), Raul Meireles (Porto), Miguel Veloso (Sporting).

Forwards: Simao Sabrosa (Atletico Madrid), Danny (Zenit St Petersburg), Liedson (Sporting), Hugo Almeida (Werder Bremen), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Nani (Manchester United)
http://glenconer.wordpress.com/

Here (http://www.mixin.com/users/worldcup_portugal/) is the schedule of Portugal matches… they will be great if anybody wants to add some fotos or vidéos^^

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