With Portugal through to the last 16 of the World Cup, who is available to Fernando Santos for the clash against Switzerland?
Portugal are making their eighth appearance at the World Cup in Qatar and coach Fernando Santos will hope that his team can live up to the expectations.
They are yet to lift the coveted prize and their best result was a third-place finish in 1966.
Could this be the time that Cristiano Ronaldo and co. finally get their hands on the trophy after securing qualification through the play-offs?
They defeated Ghana and Uruguay but lost to South Korea in the group stage, yet they still managed to qualify for the knockout stages as group winners.
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Porto's Diogo Costa was Santos' first-choice custodian throughout the group stage and will continue to stand between the sticks in the remainder of the tournament ahead of veteran keeper Rui Patricio.
Wolves' Jose Sa is the third choice for Santos, but is yet to make his senior national team debut.
Name
Club
Rui Patricio
Roma
Jose Sa
Wolves
Diogo Costa
Porto
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Portugal have a solid backline led by Manchester City skipper Ruben Dias. He is being paired with an experienced candidate in Pepe.
Joao Cancelo is the preferred choice at right-back, although he has failed to replicate his form for Manchester City so far in Qatar.
On the left flank, Nuno Mendes started until his injury against Uruguay. However, Santos is has cover in that position in Dortmund's Raphael Guerreiro, and Cancelo can play there too.
Name
Club
Pepe
Porto
Ruben Dias
Manchester City
Joao Cancelo
Manchester City
Nuno Mendes*
PSG
Diogo Dalot
Manchester United
Antonio Silva
Benfica
Raphael Guerreiro
Borussia Dortmund
Danilo Pereira
Paris Saint-Germain
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Portugal have plenty of quality in the centre of the park, too.
The preferred three has been Bruno Fernandes, Ruben Neves and Bernardo Silva. But if Santos wants to mix things up in the middle, he has plenty of assuring options.
Vitinha and Matheus Nunes are young and exciting talents, while William Carvalho adds further depth and experience to the roster. Fulham's Joao Palhinha was in fine form in the build-up to the tournament.
Renato Sanches, once tipped to be a generational talent, has failed to live up to expectations. He is struggling for minutes at PSG after joining them in the summer and missed out on making the cut as a result.
Name
Club
Vitinha
PSG
William Carvalho
Real Betis
Bernardo Silva
Manchester City
Joao Mario
Benfica
Bruno Fernandes
Manchester United
Ruben Neves
Wolves
Joao Palhinha
Wolves
Matheus Nunes
Wolves
Otavio
Porto
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Portugal's hopes may once again rest on the shoulders of Cristiano Ronaldo. The player with the most international goals in men's football will look to add to his tally in Qatar and guide his nation to the ultimate prize.
He is being ably supported by players such as Joao Felix and AC Milan's Rafael Leao, with Diogo Jota and Pedro Neto both ruled out due to injury.
Andre Silva and Goncalo Ramos made the cut, but there is no room for Goncalo Guedes, who missed out altogether.
The retirement of Rafa Silva from international football in September was a surprise for Portugal.
Name
Club
Cristiano Ronaldo
Manchester United
Joao Felix
Atletico Madrid
Rafael Leao
AC Milan
Ricardo Horta
Braga
Goncalo Ramos
Benfica
Andre Silva
RB Leipzig
