Portugal are making their final preparations for the 2024 UEFA European U17 Championship which is being held in Cyprus from 20 May to 5 June.
Sixteen nations are competing on the Mediterranean island with João Santos' side attempting to lift the trophy for a third time.
The “Equipa das Quinas” have a proud history at the tournament, winning four titles when it was an U16 event and two titles at U17 level, in 2003 and 2016.
They reached the semi-finals in Israel in 2022 and failed to get out of the group stage in Hungary last year.
Portugal have been handed a tough draw in Group D alongside Spain, England and France. Their campaign begins against the Spaniards, the match taking place in Dasaki on 21 May.
As Portugal edge nearer to this summer’s attempt to reclaim the European Championships, the man who scored the most important goal in Seleção history has been speaking about his big moment.
A perfect qualifying campaign, the March friendlies and last week’s news that UEFA are set to allow 26-man squads for the European Championship this summer enables us to make an educated guess of who Portugal coach Roberto Martínez will select for Euro 2024.
While most Portugal fans are looking forward to this summer’s European Championship in Germany, another competition where the Seleção have experienced glory recently gets off the ground later this year.
Roberto Martínez, the manager of the Portuguese National Team, has received a cautionary note about this summer’s European Championships: in order to win the tournament, he’ll need to bench longtime star Cristiano Ronaldo. Despite being 39 years old, Ronaldo continues to serve as Portugal’s captain and contributed significantly to their qualification campaign.