The Portuguese national team is finalizing the details for its trip to Mexico City and Atlanta, where it will face Mexico in the reopening of Azteca Stadium and the United States at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but the big question remains whether Cristiano Ronaldo, currently in rehabilitation, will be present.

According to a report published this Thursday by the American network ESPN, the Portuguese national football team is guaranteeing that it will attend the match in Mexico City with all its stars and that the list of 26 players will be almost the same as the one used by Spanish coach Roberto Martinez for the World Cup, although the question remains.

According to this media outlet, Portugal will come with Cristiano Ronaldo, Vitinha, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, Ruben Neves, Rafael Leao, Diogo Dalot, Ruben Dias, Joao Cancelo, Joao Felix, and Goncalo Ramos, among others, for the international match prior to the World Cup, which will be very important for the Mexicans because it marks the reopening of the Azteca Stadium, which is on the verge of hosting a World Cup for the third time.

Roberto Martinez's list of 26 players called up for the March FIFA window, in which they will first face Mexico on The squad for the 2026 World Cup, which will be played on March 28 and three days later against the United States at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, will be very similar to their final roster, sources told ESPN. However, Cristiano Ronaldo's injury is proving to be a very complex issue, and there is also the possibility that the Portuguese football authorities, in agreement with the Portuguese star who plays in Saudi Arabia, may decide not to call him up and wait until he is fully recovered for the 2026 World Cup. In light of this situation, other reports indicate that Cristiano Ronaldo is accelerating his recovery with personal equipment and devices that have helped him make a great recovery, but so far there is no official confirmation of his possible inclusion on the traveling roster.

Portugal's plans are to arrive three or four days before the game to train in the Riviera Maya, familiarize themselves with their World Cup training camp, and finalize their preparations for the match against Mexico at the Azteca Stadium.

The probable squad list would be: Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa – FC Porto, Jose Sa – Wolverhampton, and Rui Tiago – Sporting Club Portugal; Defenders: Joao Cancelo – Barcelona, ??Renato Veiga – Villarreal, Diogo Dalot – Manchester United, Ruben Dias – Manchester City, Matheus Nunes – Manchester City, Antonio Silva – Benfica, Goncalo Inacio – Sporting Lisbon, and Nelson Semedo – Fenerbahce; Midfielders: Bruno Fernandes – Manchester United, Vitor Machado Ferreira “Vitinha” – PSG, Bernardo Silva – Manchester City, Ruben Neves – Al-Hilal FC, Joao Neves – PSG, Joao Palhinha – Tottenham and Joao Carvalho – Estoril Praia; Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo – Al-Nassr, Joao Felix – Al-Nassr, Rafael Leao – Milan, Goncalo Ramos – PSG, Pedro Neto – Chelsea, Francisco Conceicao – Juventus, Francisco Trincao – Sporting Lisboa and Carlos Forbs – Club Brujas.