Portugal will take on Turkey on March 24, at 19:45, at Estádio do Dragão, in Porto, and, if they win, they will play again five days later, on the 29th, against the winner of the clash between Italy and North Macedonia.
Portugal needs to win both matches to reach the finals of the 2022 World Cup.
List of the 25 called up:
- Goalkeepers: Rui Patrício (Roma, Ita), Diogo Costa (FC Porto) and Anthony Lopes (Lyon, Fra).
- Defenders: Cédric (Arsenal, Ing), Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), João Cancelo (Manchester City), José Fonte (Lille, Fra), Pepe (FC Porto), Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting), Raphaël Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) and Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain).
- Midfielders: Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint-Germain), Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), João Moutinho (Wolverhampton), Matheus Nunes (Sporting), William Carvalho (Betis, Esp), Otávio (FC Porto) and Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- Forwards: André Silva (Leipzig), Diogo Jota (Liverpool), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), João Félix (Atlético Madrid), Rafael Leão (AC Milan) and Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia).