Roberto Martinez Calls up 27 Players for Nations League

Roberto Martínez has included Cristiano Ronaldo and FC Porto starlet Rodrigo Mora in his 27-player squad for the Nations League semifinals next month.

Portugal will play Germany on June 4 in Munich, and Spain and France will meet in the other semifinal.

“Regarding Cristiano’s fitness, he is available to play. There’s no problem,” Martínez said. “I feel very happy with the quality that we have in the squad. We have many options. We have four players in the Champions League final, and that is interesting.”

FC Porto’s teenage striker Rodrigo Mora has been called for the first time.

“He is a special player, I would like to talk about his path,” Martínez said. “I’ve seen him play for the Under 17 team, and he made a positive impact.

“For what he’s done in the last six months, he deserves a place in the national team.”

Martínez said he was not interested in talk that Jose Mourinho could replace him after the Nations League.

“I can say what my focus is, that is the 2026 World Cup, and that is what we are working on.”

“We are working to improve, to grow, and continue with the work we’ve done so far. The rest is noise, but our focus is the World Cup.”

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

D: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Nuno Mendes (PSG), Nuno Tavares (Lazio), Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting CP), Rúben Dias (Manchester City), António Silva (Benfica)

M: Renato Veiga (Juventus); João Palhinha (Bayern Munich), Rúben Neves (Al Hilal), João Neves (PSG), Vitinha (PSG), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting CP), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), João Félix (AC Milan)

F: Francisco Trincão (Sporting CP), Francisco Conceição (Juventus), Pedro Neto (Chelsea), Rodrigo Mora (FC Porto), Rafael Leão (AC Milan), Diogo Jota (Liverpool), Gonçalo Ramos (PSG), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr)

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