World Cup 2026

Portugal at the 2026 World Cup: roster, list, players, group and schedule

Cristiano Ronaldo leads a talent-packed Portugal squad into the 2026 World Cup as Roberto Martínez’s side chase history.

Rodrigo Antunes

AS USA

Update: Jun 2nd, 2026 04:48 EDT

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With 27 players and the most prolific goal scorer in soccer history, Portugal heads to the United States, Mexico and Canada in pursuit of its first World Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo captains a squad loaded with talent and widely seen as one of the leading contenders to lift the long-awaited trophy on July 19.

Spanish coach Roberto Martínez leads a group featuring several familiar LaLiga names, including Cancelo, Veiga and Guedes, as well as other stars with past ties to Spain: João Félix, Francisco Trincão and Ronaldo himself.

Portugal squad list for the World Cup

Goalkeepers

Diogo Costa (Porto)José Sá (Wolverhampton)
Rui Silva (Sporting CP)
Ricardo Velho (Farense)

Defenders

Diogo Dalot (Manchester United)
Matheus Nunes (Manchester City)
Nélson Semedo (Fenerbahçe)
João Cancelo (Barcelona)
Nuno Mendes (PSG)
Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting CP)
Renato Veiga (Villarreal)
Rúben Dias (Manchester City)
Tomás Araújo (Benfica)

Midfielders

Rúben Neves (Al Hilal)
Samu Costa (Mallorca)
João Neves (PSG)
Vitinha (PSG)
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)

Forwards

João Félix (Al Nassr)
Francisco Trincão (Sporting CP)
Francisco Conceição (Juventus)
Pedro Neto (Chelsea)
Rafael Leão (Milan)
Gonçalo Guedes (Real Sociedad)
Gonçalo Ramos (PSG)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr)

Portugal’s World Cup group and schedule

Portugal is in Group J at the 2026 World Cup, where its first-round opponents will be DR Congo, Uzbekistan and Colombia. Here are the game times.

Portugal vs DR Congo: June 17, 1 p.m. ET
Portugal vs Uzbekistan: June 23, 1 p.m. ET
Colombia vs Portugal: June 27, 7:30 p.m. ET