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FILE – Portugal\u2019s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring during a World Cup 2026 group F qualifying soccer match between Portugal and Hungary in Lisbon, Oct. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Armando Franca, File)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

LISBON \u2014 Cristiano Ronaldo is set to make a record sixth World Cup appearance after being included in Portugal\u2019s squad for the tournament on Tuesday, and coach Roberto Mart\u00ednez said the late Diogo Jota will be on everyone\u2019s minds when the team tries to win soccer\u2019s showcase event for the first time.<\/p>

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The 28-year-old Jota, a regular in Portugal\u2019s squad, was killed in a car crash in Spain last year.<\/p>\n

Mart\u00ednez picked the 41-year-old Ronaldo and 26 other players to try to give Portugal its first World Cup title.<\/p>\n

It will likely be Ronaldo\u2019s final attempt at winning soccer\u2019s most coveted trophy. It will be his first World Cup since he left elite soccer in Europe to play in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

Ronaldo and his great rival Lionel Messi of Argentina could become the first men to play in six World Cups.<\/p>\n

Ronaldo is the all-time leader in appearances (226) and goals (143) for a men\u2019s national team. He is also the only man to have scored in five World Cups.<\/p>\n

Ronaldo told CNN in November that this one \u201cdefinitely\u201d would be his last World Cup.<\/p>

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Also included in the list were Ronaldo\u2019s Al Nassr teammate Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix, Manchester City\u2019s Bernardo Silva and Manchester United\u2019s Bruno Fernandes. Paris Saint-Germain\u2019s Nuno Mendes, Vitinha, Jo\u00e3o Neves and Gon\u00e7alo Ramos also made the list.<\/p>\n

Mart\u00ednez selected four goalkeepers to his squad.<\/p>\n

Portugal is in Group K along with Colombia, Uzbekistan and Congo. Portugal opens against Congo on June 17 in Houston.<\/p>\n

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Portugal squad:<\/p>\n

Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (Porto), Jos\u00e9 S\u00e1 (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Rui Silva (Sporting Lisbon), Ricardo Velho ( Gen\u00e7lerbirli\u011fi)<\/p>\n

Defenders: R\u00faben Dias (Manchester City), Jo\u00e3o Cancelo (Barcelona), Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain), N\u00e9lson Semedo (Fenerbahce), Matheus Nunes (Manchester City), Gon\u00e7alo In\u00e1cio (Sporting Lisbon), Renato Veiga (Villarreal), Tom\u00e1s Ara\u00fajo (Benfica)<\/p>\n

Midfielders: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Vitinha (PSG), Jo\u00e3o Neves (PSG), R\u00faben Neves (Al Hilal), Sam\u00fa Costa (Mallorca)<\/p>\n

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr), Rafael Le\u00e3o (AC Milan), Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix (Al Nassr), Gon\u00e7alo Ramos (PSG), Pedro Neto (Chelsea), Francisco Concei\u00e7\u00e3o (Juventus), Gon\u00e7alo Guedes (Real Sociedad), Francisco Trinc\u00e3o (Sporting Lisbon).<\/p>

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AP World Cup coverage: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/fifa-world-cup<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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