The Portuguese national team is currently focusing on the City of Football, in Oeiras, where they will start preparing the duels with Denmark and Wales, the finals in the A4 Group of the League of Nations football.
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09/11/2026
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Lusa
O28 players summoned by the selection Jorge Jesus have until 15:00 to perform at the headquarters of the Portuguese Football Federation, with Rafael Leão appearing as the main doubt on this first day of work.
During the weekend, Galatasaray's advance suffered an injury to the right thigh at the service of the Turkish club and will almost certainly be relieved of the work of the ‘quinas’ team.
It is doubtful whether Jesus will call another player to take the seat left vacant by Leo or whether he will keep the group with 27 units.
Portugal's training time will be released in the morning and, if the session is on the lawn, the first 15 minutes will be open to the media. If Jesus chooses only recovery work in the gym, then the day will be totally closed for the media in Football City.
Portugal faces the Danes in Braga on 14 November, and visits Cardiff three days later on 17, and has already secured a spot in the quarterfinals and is close to confirming the group's first place, and it is enough to add at least one point in the two rounds.
These will be the first games since Cristiano Ronaldo officially left the national team, after 23 years, 234 games and 146 goals.
Only with victories in the first four days, Portugal leads the group with 12 points, followed by Denmark, with six, while Wales and Norway add up to three, and the fight for the second qualifying wave is open.
List of 28 summoned:
– Watchman: Diogo Costa (FC Porto), Rui Silva (Sporting) and Samuel Soares (Benfica).
– Defenses: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United, Ing), João Cancelo (FC Barcelona, Esp) Ruben Dias (Manchester City, Ing), Renato Veiga (Villarreal, Esp), Tomás Araújo (Benfica), Nuno Tavares (Lazio, Ita), António Silva (Bournemouth, Ing) and Alberto Costa (FC Porto).
– Middle: João Palhinha (Benfica), Ruben Neves (Al Hilal, Ara), João Neves (Paris Saint-Germain, Fra), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain, Fra), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United, Ing), Bernardo Silva (Real Madrid, Esp) and Mateus Fernandes (Tottenham, Ing).
– Advanced: João Félix (Al Nassr, Ara), Francisco Trincão (Al Ahli, Ara), Pedro Neto (Chelsea, Ing), Rafael Leão (Galatasaray, Tur), Gonçalo Ramos (AC Milan, Ita), Fábio Silva (Borussia Dortmund, Ale), Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge, Bel), Rodrigo Mora (Roma, Ita), Geovany Quenda (Chelsea, Ing) and Gustavo Varela (Monza, Ita).