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    "excerpt": "Lisbon, Nov 11 Portugal coach Fernando Santos has announced a 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar with two veteran players, Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe, continuing to lead the team.",
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    "editor1": "<p>Lisbon, Nov 11 (Cricketnmore) Portugal coach Fernando Santos has announced a 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar with two veteran players, Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe, continuing to lead the team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ronaldo will take part in his fifth World Cup, having played for the national team in every edition of the tournament since 2006.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Two young players from Benfica, Antonio Silva and Goncalo Ramos, are World Cup debutants, reports Xinhua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>RB Leipzig striker Andre Silva replaces the injured Liverpool star Diogo Jota.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Manchester City, Manchester United and Wolves in the English Premier League, Benfica and Porto in the Portuguese Premier League and French Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain have each contributed three players to the squad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;All the players I have called up come with the hunger to win and make Portugal world champions,&quot; said Santos.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Portugal will play a warm-up match with Nigeria in Lisbon on November 17.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Drawn in Group H with Uruguay, South Korea and Ghana at Qatar 2022, Portugal will kick off their campaign against Ghana on November 24.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The squad:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (Porto), Rui Patricio (Roma\/Italy), Jose Sa (Wolverhampton\/England);<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Defenders: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United\/England), Joao Cancelo (Manchester City\/England), Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint-Germain\/France), Pepe (Porto), Ruben Dias (Manchester City\/England), Antonio Silva (Benfica), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain\/France), Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund\/Germany);<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Midfielders: Ruben Neves (Wolverhampton\/England), Joao Palhinha (Fulham\/England), William Carvalho (Real Betis\/Spain), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United\/England), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain\/France), Otavio (Porto), Joao Mario (Benfica), Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton\/England), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City\/England);<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Defenders: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United\/England), Joao Cancelo (Manchester City\/England), Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint-Germain\/France), Pepe (Porto), Ruben Dias (Manchester City\/England), Antonio Silva (Benfica), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain\/France), Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund\/Germany);<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/hindi.cricketnmore.com\/tagging\/cricket-tales\">Cricket Tales<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong><em>This story has not been edited by Cricketnmore staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n",
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