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The list announced by Portuguese coach Fernando Santos this Thursday includes a few surprises besides Cristiano. striker inAtlético Madrid João Félix, who will play his first World Cup.

Cristiano and Félix come to the World Cup after a season in which they lost place and importance in their respective teams.

Santos assured this call sought to “maximize” the capacities of its players. and pre-championship strategy “in both offensive and defensive dynamics.”

“We chose these 26 and we could have chosen other options. Even after years of searching, there are last-minute doubts. That’s the basis,” he added.

Also on the list is one of the big unknowns, Portuguese-Brazilian Pepe from Porto.

The former Real Madrid player suffered a knee injury at the beginning of October and has been off the field since then and is therefore considered to be absent from the World Cup.

Missing is Liverpool striker Diogo Jota, who suffered a muscle injury in October and lost weight in “quinas”.

Fernando Santos’ squad rewards some players who have had excellent seasons at their club, such as striker Gonçalo Ramos and defender António Silva, both from Benfica.

The 21-year-old Ramos is currently the Portuguese League’s top scorer with 7 goals. (equivalent to Spaniard Fran Navarro from Gil Vicente) and the offensive reference to “eagles” that could be an option to make up for Jota’s absence.

Silva, 19, was instrumental in Benfica’s course in both Portugal and Europe and was called up by Santos for the first time.

Betis goalkeeper Rui Silva or Valencia defender Thirry Correia were left out of the goalkeeper who could not reach the final despite being on the previous list.

Portugal is in Group H of the World Cup along with Uruguay, South Korea and Ghana.

In their “quinas” debut match against Ghana on November 24, they will face Uruguay, their executioner at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, on the 28th, and South Korea on December 2.

The Portuguese team will play a warm-up match against Nigeria on the 17th at Estádio de Alvalade in Lisbon, before heading to Qatar.

Wanted list:

goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (FC Porto), José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC) and Rui Patrício (AS Roma).

Defenses: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), João Cancelo (Manchester City), Danilo Pereira (PSG), Pepe (FC Porto), Rúben Dias (Manchester City), António Silva (SL Benfica), Nuno Mendes (PSG) and Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia) ) Dortmund).

midfielders: João Palhinha (Fulham FC), Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), João Mário (SL Benfica), Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), Otávio Monteiro (FC Porto) , Vitinha (PSG) and William Carvalho (Real Betis).

Striker: André Silva (RB Leipzig), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Gonçalo Ramos (SL Benfica), João Félix (Atletico Madrid), Rafael Leão (AC Milan) and Ricardo Horta (SC Braga).