Portugal national side announce its probable list of players to be included in the upcoming world cup squad, and interestingly, there is no surprising name in the squad, in fact, most of the players added therein have already been declared by many media houses much before of their formal announcement. Anyways, it doesn’t matter who is not therein what matters is who is therein the list of thirty players who could impart in the Brazilian mega soccer event. Though, the current list announced by the Portugal is just provisional hence there could be more additions or subtractions there from. There are few players who are worth mentionable and one of them is undoubtedly Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo along with two more Real mates plus four players from Benfica who conquered the domestic league this season. Broadly looking at the squad, it is full of promising players no matter if they have been playing in the domestic front or for a foreign club, if they worth it, they are in the list. Off late, Ronaldo injury has been a cause of concern for both Real Madrid and Portuguese national soccer team and that is why Paulo Bento specifically asked Spanish side not to include Ronaldo in unimportant games ahead of Championship league final.
Next revision to the list would happen on May 23 when Coach would declare final list of 23 players, and looking at the current list, it is unlikely that any of league players would be ousted, however, as far domestic league players are concerned who do not have any rich experience of playing at international level could miss the Brazilian tour. Other world cup group mates of Portuguese are US, Germany, and Ghana and none of them should be underestimated, especially Ghana who has the potential to surprise anyone, therefore, Bento is trying to provide a balance among all the players capable to lead their national side.
Hers is the list of all the probables going to form the final world cup eleven
Forward Line: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Eder (Braga), Helder Postiga (Lazio), Hugo Almeida (Besiktas), Ivan Cavaleiro (Benfica), Nani (Manchester United), Rafa (Braga), Ricardo Quaresma, Silvestre Varela (both Porto), Vieirinha (Wolfsburg).
Midfield: Andre Gomes (Benfica), Joao Mario (Vitoria Guimaraes), Joao Moutinho (Monaco), Miguel Veloso (Dynamo Kiev), Raul Meireles (Fenerbahce), Ruben Amorim (Benfica), William Carvalho (Sporting Lisbon).
Center-Back: Andre Almeida (Benfica), Antunes (Malaga), Bruno Alves (Fenerbahce), Fabio Coentrao (Real Madrid), Joao Pereira (Valencia), Neto (Zenit St. Petersburg), Pepe (Real Madrid), Ricardo Costa (Valencia), Rolando (Inter Milan).
Goalkeepers: Anthony Lopes (Lyon), Beto (Sevilla), Eduardo (Braga), Rui Patricio (Sporting Lisbon).