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

March 29, 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- Bruno Fernandes (Man United)

31 years old
PORTUGAL CAPSDEBUTGOALSASSISTSMINUTES
8611/09/1728246197
Bruno Fernandes is Portugal’s most important player in the midfield and the run of play will more times then not go through him to get the Portugal attack going. It’s now or never for midfielder to show he has what it takes to lead the Quinas to the World Cup crown.
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2- Vitinha (PSG)263603/28/22042199
3- Joao Neves (PSG)212110/15/23301059
4- Ruben Neves (Al-Hilal)296411/13/15153395
5- Mateus Fernandes (West Ham)21
6- Joao Palhinha (Tottenham)303703/23/21211779
7- Florentino (Burnley)26
8- Samu Costa (Mallorca)25310/11/240059