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World Cup 2026

Portugal

4-2-3-1

Portugal goes into the 2026 World Cup in a 4-2-3-1, Sá starting in goal. The lineup below shows the current shape and personnel in one place.

Portugal's XI is built from 8 different clubs. The average age of the starters is 27.3. Together, the XI carries a market value of roughly 405.6 million.

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Squad

29 players

11 starters 18 bench
  • GK Sá Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • DEF Araújo Benfica
  • DEF Cancelo Barcelona
  • DEF Inácio Sporting CP
  • MID Dalot Manchester United
  • MID Fernandes Manchester United
  • MID Samú Mallorca
  • MID Trincão Sporting CP
  • MID Vitinha Paris Saint-Germain
  • ATT Neto Chelsea
  • ATT Ramos Paris Saint-Germain
  • GK Costa
  • GK Silva
  • GK Velho
  • DEF Mendes
  • DEF Nunes
  • DEF Silva
  • DEF Veiga
  • MID Conceição
  • MID Fernandes
  • MID Joao Félix
  • MID Mora
  • MID Neves
  • MID Neves
  • ATT Guedes
  • ATT Horta
  • ATT Leão
  • ATT Paulinho
  • ATT Pote

World Cup context

Portugal

Avg starter age
27.3
Starter value
~405.6 million
Starter clubs
8
Tournament hub
2026 World Cup

World Cup overview

About Portugal at the World Cup

Portugal heads into the FIFA World Cup 2026 in a 4-2-3-1 and Sá starting in goal.

Goalkeepers: Sá (Portugal, Wolverhampton Wanderers), Costa (Portugal), Silva (Portugal), and Velho (Portugal). Defenders: Araújo (Portugal, Benfica), Cancelo (Portugal, Barcelona), Inácio (Portugal, Sporting CP), Mendes (Portugal), Nunes (Portugal), Silva (Portugal), and Veiga (Portugal).

Midfielders: Dalot (Portugal, Manchester United), Fernandes (Portugal, Manchester United), Samú (Portugal, Mallorca), Trincão (Portugal, Sporting CP), Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain), Conceição (Portugal), Fernandes (Portugal), Joao Félix (Portugal), Mora (Portugal), Neves (Portugal), and Neves (Portugal). Forwards: Neto (Portugal, Chelsea), Ramos (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain), Guedes (Portugal), Horta (Portugal), Leão (Portugal), Paulinho (Portugal), and Pote (Portugal).

The XI currently pulls players from 8 different clubs. The average age of the starters is 27.3. Their combined starter value is roughly 405.6 million.

Portugal stays tied to the World Cup hub and can also be opened directly in the builder if you want to reshape the tournament XI — for free on the web or in the mobile app.

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Design a Portugal XI for the 2026 World Cup

Open Portugal in the free MyLineups builder, reshape the 4-2-3-1, pick your captain and export a clean image.

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