* Squad lists are only official once they have been confirmed and published by FIFA on 16 May at 12:00 CET.
Portugal head coach Paulo Bento named a provisional 30-man FIFA World Cup™ squad with Cristiano Ronaldo and Joao Moutinho headlining the list.
Notably, 11 players come from the Portuguese Liga featuring predominantly from Benfica, Sporting Lisbon and Braga. Seven players ply their trade in the Spanish La Liga, while the others play in Turkey, England, Russia, Italy, Germany, France and Ukraine.
Bento will have to cut his squad down to 23 by 2 June ahead of their Brazil 2014 campaign. The Portuguese are in Group G with Germany, USA and Ghana, and will kick-off their tournament against the Germans on 16 June in Salvador.
Portugal World Cup squad list
Goalkeepers:
Anthony Lopes (Lyon/FRA)
Beto (Sevilla/ESP)
Eduardo (Braga)
Rui Patrício (Sporting Lisbon)
Defenders:
AndreG Almeida (Benfica)
Antunes (Malaga/ESP)
Bruno Alves (Fenerbahce/TUR)
Fabio Coentrao (Real Madrid/ESP)
Joao Pereira (Valencia/ESP)
Neto (Zenit St. Petersburg/RUS)
Pepe (Real Madrid/ESP)
Ricardo Costa (Valencia/ESP)
Rolando (Inter Milan/ITA)
Midfielders:
Andre Gomes (Benfica)
Joao Mario (Vitoria Setubal)
Joao Moutinho (Monaco/FRA)
Miguel Veloso (Dynamo Kiev/UKR)
Raul Meireles (Fenerbahce/TUR)
Ruben Amorim (Benfica)
William Carvalho (Sporting Lisbon)
Forwards:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/ESP)
Eder (Braga)
Helder Postiga (Lazio/ITA)
Hugo Almeida (Besiktas/TUR)
Ivan Cavaleiro (Benfica)
Nani (Manchester United/ENG)
Rafa (Braga)
Ricardo Quaresma (Porto)
Silvestre Varela (Porto)
Vieirinha (Wolfsburg/GER)
HOW TO WATCH 2014 WORLD CUP LIVE?
To all soccer fans out there, if you can’t afford to go to Brazil to see the games LIVE, you can watch it Live via online streaming video on some live streaming sites. You can also watch it Live through your local cable TV provider, so check their cable TV listings for schedule.
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