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FIFA World Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo To Lead Portugal's 26-Man Crew In Qatar Cristiano Ronaldo will lead Portugal into the World Cup after Fernando Santos named the veteran forward in his 26-man crew on Thursday. Cristiano Ronaldo will lead Portugal into the World Cup after Fernando Santos named the veteran forward in his 26-man crew on Thursday. The Manchester Joined striker, 37, has not been best option for his club this season yet will be essential for his nation's offered to win the competition without precedent for their set of experiences. Ronaldo, the chief and all-time driving scorer in men's worldwide football with 117 objectives, has a lot of more youthful colleagues in help in assault, including Atletico Madrid's Joao Felix and AC Milan's Rafael Leao. "Every one of the players I have called up accompanied the craving to win and make Portugal title holders, Ronaldo included," said Santos. Ronaldo will go to his fifth World Cup, having played for his country in each version of the competition from 2006 onwards. The mentor, who drove Portugal to Euro 2016 greatness in France, avoided Paris Holy person Germain midfielder Renato Sanches with regard to the crew, bringing Wolves midfielder Matheus Nunes all things considered. "What is most significant are the players who will go to the World Cup," said Santos, declining to talk about players who didn't take care of business. "The 26 (chose) feel that equity has been finished, and the people who don't go, the inverse." Santos got back to up uncapped Benfica focus Antonio Silva, 19, as well as 39-year-old Pepe. The Porto protector has not played since October 4 in light of a knee sprain yet will be good for the competition in Qatar, what begins on November 20. I inquired as to whether there were any ill suited players, the response was no," said Santos when gotten some information about Pepe. Liverpool striker Diogo Jota passes up a great opportunity due to a calf injury. Wolves midfielder Joao Moutinho, 36, who has appeared for his country 146 times, more than any other player apart from Ronaldo, was not included, and nor was his team-mate Goncalo Guedes. Portugal open their World Cup campaign in Group H against Ghana on November 24, before facing Uruguay on November 28 and South Korea on December 2. Santos was reproachful of the planning of the competition, the very first winter World Cup, yet was cheerful about the absence of movement required at the competition, with all the arenas generally near one another. "It's not really great for clubs, it's not great for anybody," said Santos. "The exemption is that it's great for movement. I've partaken in a few World Cups and going between games was troublesome. "In this viewpoint, there's a benefit. No arena is over 25 minutes away. We don't need to stroll around conveying everything. It won't wear us out, the game closures and we return to the inn." The Squad will be like Defenders: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United/ENG), Joao Cancelo (Manchester City/ENG), Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Pepe (Porto), Ruben Dias (Manchester City/ENG), Antonio Silva (Benfica), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund/GER) Midfielders:Ruben Neves (Wolverhampton/ENG), Joao Palhinha (Fulham/ENG), William Carvalho (Real Betis/ESP), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United/ENG), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Otavio (Porto), Joao Mario (Benfica), Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton/ENG), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City/ENG) Forwards: Rafael Leao (AC Milan/ITA), Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Ricardo Horta (Braga), Goncalo Ramos (Benfica), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United/ENG), Andre Silva (RB Leipzig/GER)