Portugal are making their final preparations for the 2023 UEFA European U21 Championship. The team gathered at Cidade do Futebol on June 7 before making the long trip to Tbilisi on June 15.

Sixteen nations are competing in Romania and Georgia with Rui Jorge' side attempting to lift the trophy for the first time.

The “Equipa das Quinas” have been drawn in Group A alongside Georgia, Belgium and Netherlands. They begin their campaign against the co-hosts in Tbilisi on Wednesday 21 June.

Portugal have reached two of the previous four finals, going down in a penalty shootout against Sweden in 2015 and losing 1-0 against Germany in 2021.

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As has so often been the case over the past two decades, the buildup to Portugal’s latest match has centred around one man – Cristiano Ronaldo.

However, this time there is no controversy in sight. When Ronaldo steps onto the pitch in Reykjavik for the Euro 2024 qualifier against Iceland, it will be his 200th cap for his country – the first male footballer to reach the landmark. 

Portugal coach Roberto Martínez was asked by PortuGOAL journalist Matthew Marshall about Bruno Fernandes’ star performance in the 3-0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina in Lisbon tonight, in the post-match press conference.

The Spanish coach was only too happy to elaborate on the midfielder who has arguably taken over from Cristiano Ronaldo in recent times as Portugal’s key player. 

Portugal maintained their perfect start to Euro 2024 qualifying with a third successive victory in Group J, beating Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-0 at Estádio da Luz.

The Seleção struggled to find space against the well-organised visitors, but eventually broke through on the stroke of half time when Bruno Fernandes assisted Bernardo Silva. 

Fernandes took over in the second half after being given more freedom to move forward, the playmaker scoring two goals as Portugal remain on track for a straightforward qualification to next summer's tournament in Germany.