The 2026 World Cup is getting closer, and national teams continue their preparations. Portugal are one of the main contenders and will need to arrive at the tournament in the best possible form. As part of those preparations, Roberto Martinez‘s team will face Chile in a friendly match, where Cristiano Ronaldo will be a starter.
To host the South American side at Portugal’s National Stadium, these are the eleven players that the Spanish coach will name in the starting lineup: Jose Sa; Nelson Semedo, Ruben Dias, Renato Veiga, Joao Cancelo; Francisco Conceicao, Samu Costa; Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandez, Rafael Leao; Cristiano Ronaldo.
Chile, meanwhile, will present the following starting lineup: Lawrence Vigouroux; Gabriel Suazo, Guillermo Maripan, Ivan Roman, Felipe Faundez, Vicente Pizarro; Felipe Loyola, Agustin Arce, Dario Osorio; Maximiliano Gutierrez, Gonzalo Tapia.
CR7 will be playing in his sixth World Cup, a title that has still eluded him. Will he finally be able to achieve it in the USA, Mexico, and Canada alongside the rest of his teammates?
O 𝗫𝗜 𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 para o jogo frente ao Chile ⚔️ #VaiDarPortugal | #PORCHI pic.twitter.com/WKvoTypXQI
— Portugal (@selecaoportugal) June 6, 2026
Preparations for the 2026 World Cup
Portugal are expected to be one of the leading contenders to win the 2026 World Cup, and one of the keys to their success could be arriving at the tournament opener in the best possible condition. The friendly match against Chile will not be the team’s only warm-up game, nor its last.
Next Wednesday, June 10, Roberto Martinez and his players will wrap up their friendly schedule in a high-profile matchup, as the European side takes on Nigeria.
Roberto Martinez of Portugal.
Portugal chase World Cup glory
Cristiano Ronaldo and the Portugal national team will compete in Group K during the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. They are scheduled to kick off their tournament on June 17 against DR Congo at NRG Stadium in Houston. Following their opener, the Euro giants will face Uzbekistan on June 23 at the same Houston venue, before wrapping up the initial phase with a highly anticipated match against Colombia on June 27 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
