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Portugal announces squad for UEFA Nations League Quarter-finals: Featuring stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes

Portugal announces their squad for the UEFA Nations League quarterfinals, featuring stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, Ruben Dias, and Bernando Silva along with rising stars like Joao Neves and Geovany Quenda.

Soumit BhattacharyaMarch 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM • 2 min read
Portugal announces squad for UEFA Nations League Quarter-finals: Featuring stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes
Portugal announces their squad for the UEFA Nations League quarterfinals, featuring stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, Ruben Dias, and Bernando Silva along with rising stars like Joao Neves and Geovany Quenda.

The UEFA Nations League 2024-25 quarterfinals are knocking on the door, as Portugal have announced their squad to face Denmark in the quarterfinals.

Sporting CP's teenage striker Geovany Quenda has also earned a callup for the first time. Coach Roberto Martinez said about Geovany Quenda, "At 17, being in the National team shows his potential."

After a long absence, defender Ruben Dias has returned to the Portuguese national squad for its upcoming knockout tie against Denmark.

Expectedly, this list includes stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, Rui Silva, Diogo Costa. On the other hand, some of the rising stars like Geovany Quenda and Joao Neves will power the squad depth for the 2019 Europa League winners.

Portugal announces their 26-man squad

Goalkeepers:

  • Diego Costa (FC Porto)
  • Rui Silva (Sporting Cp)
  • Jose Sa (Wolverhampton)

Defenders:

  • Diego Dalot (Manchester United)
  • Nelson Semedo (Wolverhampton)
  • Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain)
  • Nuno Tavares (Lazio)
  • Goncalo Inacio (Sporting Cp)
  • Ruben Dias (Manchester City)
  • Antonio Silva (SL Benfica)
  • Renato Veiga (Juventus)

Midfielders:

  • Joao Palihinha (Bayern Munich)
  • Joao Neves (Paris Saint Germain)
  • Ruben Neves (Al-hilal)
  • Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain)
  • Bernando Silva (Manchester City)
  • Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)

Forward:

  • Joao Felix (AC Milan)
  • Francisco Trincao (Sporting CP)
  • Francisco Conceicao (Juventus)
  • Pedro Neto (Chelsea)
  • Geovany Quenda (Sporting CP)
  • Rafael Leao (AC Milan)
  • Diogo Jota (Liverpool)
  • Goncalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain)
  • Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr)

Match Info

Portugal will face Denmark in a two-legged matchup in the UEFA Nations League Quarter-finals. The first leg will be hosted in Copenhagen, and the return leg will be at home for Portugal, set to take place in Lisbon.

The first leg is scheduled to be played on March 21st, whereas the return leg will be played on March 24th, 2025.

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Cristiano RonaldoBruno FernandesPortugalRuben DiasUefa Nations League

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