Portugal manager Roberto Martinez will announce his World Cup 2026 squad as the deadline to submit the 26 player list is May 30, 2026. The list should not include many surprises but the squad can have some notable omissions due to injuries, luckily at this time in April their are no major injuries to report. Look for Martinez to call up a regular known squad. This is our choice for the club’s 2026 World Cup squad, lets hope Martinez takes notice but likely not.
Portugal’s tournament group opener will be against Congo followed by games against Uzebekistan (June 23) and Colombia (June 27). Portugal will play two friendlies before the tournament starts over a span of four days. Portugal will face Chile (June 6) and Nigeria (June 10) in tune ups.
The 26 man Portugal World Cup 2026 roster could look something like this
Keepers
Diogo Costa (FC Porto), Rui Silva (Sporting), Jose Sa (Wolverhampton)
Defenders
Joao Cancelo (Barcelona), Nelson Semedo (Fenerbahce), Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Nuno Mendes (PSG), Ruben Dias (Manchester City), Goncalo Inacio (Sporting), Tomas Araujo (Benfica), Renato Veiga (Villarreal)
Midfielders
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Vitinha (PSG), Samu Costa (Mallorca), Joao Neves (PSG), Ruben Neves (Al-Hilal), Mateus Fernandes (West Ham)
Forwards
Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr), Goncalo Ramos (PSG), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Joao Felix (Al-Nassr), Pedro Neto (Chelsea), Rafael Leao (AC Milan), Trincao (Sporting), Francisco Conceicao (Juventus), Goncalo Guedes (Real Sociedad)
On the Brink
Portugal’s initial 35 to 50 man roster submitted to FIFA will likely have the names below. All have a chance of being called up but will likely be on the outside looking unless injuries pop up.
Pedro Goncalves (Sporting), Joao Palhinha (Tottenham), Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) Ricardo Horta (Braga), Nuno Tavares (Lazio), Rodrigo Mora (FC Porto), Antonio Silva (Benfica), Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton), Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge), Ricardo Velho (Genclerbirligi), Paulinho (Toluca) and Chermiti (Rangers) to name a few.
We will find out Portugal’s World Cup 2026 squad next month but in the meantime lets enjoy the debate for 26.