Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo in Portugal squad

Shoe Cristiano Ronaldo might not have been able to play for Manchester United's first-team this season Image Credit: Twitter

The 37 year-old played 16 games for United, including 10 starts this season, and scored three goals.

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Portugal coach Fernando Santos stated that "all the players called up have the hunger to win" and made Portugal world champions Ronaldo included.

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Ronaldo's club team-mates Bruno Fernandes (and Diogo dalot), Manchester City's Joao Cacelo, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva and Fulham's Joao Pahinha

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as well as the Wolves trio Jose Sa Neves, Ruben Nuves, and Matheus Nunes, have all been selected.

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Joao Moutinho, an experienced Wolves midfielder and team-mate of Goncalo Guedes were both out, as was Renato Sanches from Paris St-Germain.

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Portugal will be without Liverpool forward Diogo Jota who is injured, but Porto defender Pepe (39) makes it.

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Portugal, who is in Group H will open their World Cup campaign on Ghana on 24 Nov. Before taking on Uruguay on 28 Nov. and South Korea on 2.

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