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Ranking Portugal’s Top 8 options at Center Back for World Cup 2026

March 27, 2026

P.S.N. goes position by position on what Robert Martinez’s top options are for World Cup 2026 starting with the Top choice keepers. This is P.S.N’s Top 5 choices for keeper of the National team.

1- Ruben Dias (Man City)

28 years old
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Ruben Dias is the clear first choice option for the Portuguese national side since joining the Quinas in 2018. His has taken over as the veteran center back on the squad and the nation has yet to find a consistent partner to play along side him on the back line. He won Nations League title in both 2019 and 2025 and will be counted on to hold the back line defensively.
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2- Goncalo Inacio (Sporting)241903/22/23221370
3- Renato Veiga (Villarreal)22910/11/2410662
4- Tomas Araujo (Benfica)23111/17/240063
5- Antonio Silva (Benfica)221811/16/22011243
6- Diogo Leite (Union Berlin)27
7- Danilo Pereira (Al-Ittihad)347403/30/15235250
8- Domingos Duarte (Getafe)31310/11/2000270