FIFA World Cup 2010: Portugal 23 Man Squad (Revised)

Portugal have named the 23 man squad they are to be taking to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Portuguese coach Carlos Quieroz has named a squad featuring a mixture of home-based players and players who play their club football around other parts of Europe.

The world’s attention will focus on the most expensive player, Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid, who will be expected to star with his free kicks and an impressive all round game.

Note that Nani (Manchester United, England) has been replaced by Ruben Amorim (Benfica, Portugal) after Nani suffered a collar bone injury the week before World Cup 2010.

Portugal will be hoping to qualify for the latter stages from the difficult Group G which features Brazil, Ivory Coast and North Korea.

Portugal 23 Man Squad – FIFA World Cup 2010

	Name	D.O.B.	Pos	Club	Ht
1	EDUARDO	19/09/1982	GK	Braga (POR)	187
2	BRUNO ALVES	27/11/1981	DF	Porto (POR)	187
3	PAULO FERREIRA	18/01/1979	DF	Chelsea (ENG)	181
4	ROLANDO	31/08/1985	DF	Porto (POR)	189
5	DUDA	27/06/1980	DF	Malaga (ESP)	175
6	RICARDO CARVALHO	18/05/1978	DF	Chelsea (ENG)	183
7	CRISTIANO RONALDO	05/02/1985	FW	Real Madrid (ESP)	185
8	PEDRO MENDES	26/02/1979	MF	Sporting Lisbon (POR)	177
9	LIEDSON	17/12/1977	FW	Sporting Lisbon (POR)	173
10	DANNY	07/08/1983	FW	Zenit St Petersburg (RUS)	179
11	SIMAO	31/10/1979	FW	Atletico Madrid (ESP)	170
12	BETO	01/05/1982	GK	Porto (POR)	183
13	MIGUEL	04/01/1980	DF	Valencia (ESP)	175
14	MIGUEL VELOSO	11/05/1986	MF	Sporting Lisbon (POR)	181
15	PEPE	26/02/1983	MF	Real Madrid (ESP)	186
16	RAUL MEIRELES	17/03/1983	MF	Porto (POR)	179
17	NANI	17/11/1986	FW	Manchester Utd. (ENG)	175
18	HUGO ALMEIDA	23/05/1984	FW	Werder Bremen (GER)	193
19	TIAGO	02/05/1981	MF	Atletico Madrid (ESP)	183
20	DECO	27/08/1977	MF	Chelsea (ENG)	175
21	RICARDO COSTA	16/05/1981	DF	Lille (FRA)	183
22	DANIEL FERNANDES	25/09/1983	GK	Iraklis (GRE)	194
23	FABIO COENTRAO	11/03/1988	DF	Benfica (POR)	181

In This Story: Brazil

Brazil is the largest country in both South America and Latin America.

Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas, as well as the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country.

Its Amazon basin includes a vast tropical forest, home to diverse wildlife, a variety of ecological systems, and extensive natural resources spanning numerous protected habitats. Brazil is classified as an upper-middle income economy by the World Bank and a newly industrialized country.