Cristiano Ronaldo named in Portugal’s squad for September 6 Armenia clash

Portugal national football team head coach Roberto Martínez has unveiled his squad for the September 6 match against Armenia.

The Armenia vs. Portugal first leg UEFA Group F European qualifier for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place in Yerevan.

Portugal’s squad for the Armenia match, as well as the September 9 match against Hungary, is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (FC Porto), Rui Silva (Sporting), José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Defenders: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), João Cancelo (Al-Hilal), Nuno Mendes (PSG), Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting), Rúben Dias (Manchester City), António Silva (Benfica), Renato Veiga (Villarreal)

Midfielders: João Palhinha (Tottenham Hotspur), Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal), João Neves (PSG), Vitinha (PSG), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)

Forwards: João Félix (Al-Nassr), Francisco Trincão (Sporting), Francisco Conceição (Juventus), Pedro Neto (Chelsea), Gonçalo Ramos (PSG), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr)

The Armenian team unveiled its squad earlier this week:

Goalkeepers
Henri Avagyan – Pyunik
Ognjen Čančarević – Noah
Arsen Beglaryan – Alashkert

Defenders
Kamo Hovhannisyan – Ararat-Armenia
Styopa Mkrtchyan – Osijek (Croatia)
Erik Piloyan – Urartu
Edgar Grigoryan – Ararat-Armenia
Georgi Harutyunyan – Puskás Akadémia (Hungary)
Nair Tiknizyan – Crvena Zvezda (Serbia)
Sergey Muradyan – Noah
Albert Khachumyan – Ararat

Midfielders
Zhirayr Shagoyan – Ararat-Armenia
Narek Aghasaryan – Urartu
Gor Manvelyan – Noah
Vahan Bichakhchyan – Legia Warsaw (Poland)
Eduard Spertsyan – Krasnodar (Russia)
Artak Dashyan – Noah
Edgar Sevikyan – Ferencváros (Hungary)
Hovhannes Harutyunyan – Noah
Artur Serobyan – Ararat-Armenia
Daniel Aghbalyan – Pyunik
Ugochukwu Christus Iwu – Rubin Kazan (Russia)
Karen Nalbandyan – Alashkert

Forwards
Lucas Manuel Zelarayán – Atlético Belgrano (Argentina)
Grant-Leon Ranos – Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany)
Norberto Briasco Balekian – Gimnasia La Plata (Argentina)
Tigran Barseghyan – Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)

“Farul” midfielder Narek Grigoryan will miss the matches due to injury.