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Portugal squad for Russia, Luxembourg qualifiers [Thu Aug 25th, 2005]
Lisbon (Reuters) - Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has named the following 20-man squad for the World Cup European zone Group Three qualifying matches against Luxembourg on September 3 and Russia on September 7.
Portugal who top the group with 20 points from 8 games, host Luxembourg in Faro before travelling to Moscow four days later.
Goalkeepers: Ricardo Pereira (Sporting), Quim Silva (Benfica).
Defenders: Alex (VfL Wolfsburg), Paulo Ferreira and Ricardo Carvalho (both Chelsea), Jorge Andrade (Deportivo La Coruna), Nuno Valente (Porto), Fernando Meira (Stuttgart), Marco Caneira (Valencia).
Midfielders: Costinha and Maniche (both Dynamo Moscow), Armando Petit (Benfica), Joao Moutinho (Sporting), Deco (Barcelona).
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Luis Figo (Inter Milan), Luis Boa Morte (Fulham), Simao Sabrosa (Benfica), Helder Postiga (Porto), Pauleta (Paris St Germain).
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