Portugal confirms its Euro 2016 squad

ronaldoPortugal has confirmed its 23-man squad for the friendlies and the European Championships this summer with Fernando Santos leading the national team.

Portugal won seven out of of eight qualifying group matches to reach the championchips and finished at the top of Group I ahead of Serbia Denmark and Albania.

The Portuguese team is in Group F with Austria, Hungary and Iceland.

Cristiano Ronaldo will be playing in France in Euro 2016, one of two Real Madrid players included in the squad, as he is joined by center-back, Pepe but Zenit St.Petersburg midfielder Danny was ruled out of the tournament due to a recent injury.

However, Portugal still have the likes of Nani, Joao Moutinho, Joao Mario and Bayern Munich's latest acquisition, Renato Sanches, in the middle of the park.

Portugal have three friendlies before the start of Euro 2016 taking on Norway, England and Estonia before Portugal's opening game vs Iceland in Saint Etienne on June 14th.

For thsi fixtures, see

http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/day=1/index.html#md/1

 

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