June 14, 2021

Portugal - Euro 2021 - Lineup. Learn about form of the Portugal team, lineup, stats and much more.

Portugal National Team EURO 2021 – All Important Information

Portugal National Team is ready to defend their 2016 EURO Championship title at this major tournament this Summer. Back then, they managed to defeat the France National Team, the hosts of the grand final, with the following result: Portugal 1-0 France. It was the first big triumph of the squad at some of the world’s biggest tournaments.

It’s clear that Portugal has never failed to reach the quarter-finals since 1996. Until then, the Selecao have reached 3 semi-finals and two finals then. Three years later, in 2019, the Portugal National Team won the inaugural UEFA NAtions League.

So, what can we expect in this major tournament this year from the former winners? Let’s check out their football manager biography, full squad, possible line-up, the key players of the team, as well as their tactics, and the schedule of their matches.

Football Manager of the Portugal National Team

Fernando Santos is the football manager of the Portugal National Team and the former football player. He started his career as a young player in Operario Lisboa in 1970, one year before he signed for Benfica. His career as the senior football player started in 1973. He played in 2 big teams such as Estoril and Maritimo.

His managing career started in 1987, when he was assigned as an assistant to the football manager of Estoril. Besides managing the team for which he has played in the past, he has also managed Estela Armadora, Porto, AEK Athens, Panathinaikos, Sporting CP, Benfica, PAO, and Greece, before becoming the official football manager of the Portugal National Team in 2014.

He is known as ‘The International Grandmaster’ since he has approached the incredible number of 150 matches as an international manager of the Greece National Team and the Portugal National Team.

So far, he has managed to get to the quarter-finals at Euro 2012 with Greece, to get to the last 16 in the World Cup also with Greece. With the Portugal National Team in 2016 Santos made the biggest success in his career – winning the European Championship! In 2018 made it to the last 16, and won the Nations League in 2019.

He’s definitely one of the most successful and most experienced football managers in this year’s tournament. Everyone is expecting the magic on the field from Portugese side.

Portugal Possible Lineup for the European Championship

When it comes to the Portugal Possible Lineup for the European Championship this year, we can expect to see this squad: Patricio will keep the ball away from the net, Dias and Fonte will be the main in the defense line.

On the field, we will probably see Pereira, Guerreiro, Carvalho, and Cancelo. B. Silva, Fernandes, and and of course, Cristiano Ronaldo will be there to, once again, repeat the major success from 2016 when they won the title. This squad will give all their efforts into the upcoming matches to prove their worth.

The Key Player the Portugal National Team

Without any doubt, the key player is definitely Cristiano Ronaldo, the current forward of Juventus and the captain of the Portugal National Team. He is one of the best football players in the world and the one who will, for sure, decide the fate of his team at this major tournament.

Although he’s 36 years old, we are talking about one of the most lethal forwards in the history of football and someone who has managed to score 100 goals for Juventus in less than 3 seasons, which is quite an impressive record, you’ll agree.

He’s very respected and loved in his homeland, having scored 21 goals in 44 caps for his country across European Championship, Nations League, and World Cup. It’s clear that all eyes will be on this extremely talented, hard-working, and, after all, probably the most successful football player in the world at the moment.

Besides Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes is also one of the most dangerous midfielders and forwards in the world at the moment and his job will be to manage the ball to his team-mates, forwards. Ruben Diaz is also one of the players from whom much is expected.

The Full Squad of the Portugal National Team

Goalkeepers: Rui Silva (Granada), Anthony Lopes (Lyon), Rui Patrício (Wolves)

Defenders: Pepe (Porto), Nuno Mendes (Sporting CP), João Cancelo (Manchester City), José Fonte (LOSC Lille), Raphael Guerreiro (Dortmund), Rúben Dias (Manchester City) Nélson Semedo (Wolves)

Midfielders: Danilo (Paris), William Carvalho (Real Betis), João Palhinha (Sporting CP), Rúben Neves (Wolves), Pote (Sporting CP), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), João Moutinho (Wolves), Sérgio Oliveira (Porto), Renato Sanches (LOSC Lille), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)

Forwards: Diogo Jota (Liverpool), Rafa Silva (Benfica), João Félix (Atlético Madrid), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), André Silva (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Tactics & Form of the Portugal National Team for the EURO 2021

Everyone is waiting to see what tactics Santos will use for his squad at this major tournament. He has switched between 4-3-3 and 4-4-2 systems during the qualification period for the European Championship. Nevertheless, his most common choice was the 4-3-3 system.

We assume that he’ll go with the same system in the upcoming matches. According to the heavily talented and strong squad, it’s clear that Portugal Squad will definitely achieve some fantastic results regardless of tactics.