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Know your Euro 2020 groups: Group F – The Group of Death

By Neelabhra Roy

France's forward Antoine Griezmann (C) celebrates with France's forward Kylian Mbappe after scoring his team's second goal during the friendly football match between France and Wales at the Allianz Riviera Stadium in Nice, southern France on June 2, 2021 as part of the team's preparation for the upcoming 2020-2021 Euro football tournament. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)
France's forward Antoine Griezmann (C) celebrates with France's forward Kylian Mbappe after scoring his team's second goal during the friendly football match between France and Wales at the Allianz Riviera Stadium in Nice, southern France on June 2, 2021 as part of the team's preparation for the upcoming 2020-2021 Euro football tournament. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Joao Palhinha of Portugal (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images) /

GROUP F – PORTUGAL

Portugal surprisingly finished second in their qualifying group behind Ukraine but it was enough to take them to their eighth European Championship.

Their best Euro appearance came in the previous edition in France when they won it thanks to a goal from Eder in extra time against the hosts.

PORTUGAL TEAM INFO

  • Manager- Fernando Santos
  • Captain- Cristiano Ronaldo
  • Key Players- Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, Ruben Dias
  • FIFA Ranking- 5
  • First match of the tournament- vs Hungary on June 15

Portugal’s squad for the tournament

Rui Patricio (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Anthony Lopes (Lyon), Rui Silva (Granada)

Nelson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Pepe (Porto), Ruben Dias (Manchester City), Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund), Jose Fonte (Lille), Joao Cancelo (Manchester City), Nuno Mendes (Sporting CP)

Joao Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Danilo Pereira (PSG), William Carvalho (Real Betis), Renato Sanches (Lille), Goncalo Guedes (Valencia), Ruben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Pedro Goncalves (Sporting CP), Sergio Oliveira (Porto), Joao Palhinha (Sporting CP)

Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), Diogo Jota (Liverpool), Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid), Andre Silva (Eintracht Frankfurt), Rafa Silva (Benfica)

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