Ronaldo in Portugal's Confederations Cup squad as Sanches misses out

Renato Sanches, Eder and Anthony Lopes
are not in Portugal's Confederations Cup
squad, but Cristiano Ronaldo is..

Cristiano Ronaldo has been named in
Portugal's squad for the Confederations Cup,
but Renato Sanches misses out on selection.

Fernando Santos named the European
champions' 24-man group for the friendly
with Cyprus, World Cup qualifier against
Latvia and the tournament in Russia on
Thursday.
While world champions Germany are resting a
host of star names, Real Madrid forward
Ronaldo is part of Portugal's plans.
Nani, Ricardo Quaresma, Joao Moutinho,
Pepe, Bruno Alves and Rui Patricio are also
among the experienced players to be called
up by Santos.
And Barcelona midfielder Andre Gomes,
Inter's Joao Mario and Monaco star Bernardo
Silva are other big names included in a strong
squad.
However, Bayern Munich midfielder Sanches
– Young Player of the Tournament at Euro
2016 – and striker Eder, who scored the
winner against France in the final, are left
out, with Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes also
missing out for personal reasons.
It adds to a tough first season in Germany
for Sanches, who only started six Bundesliga
matches, and he will instead play in the
European Under-21 championship in Poland.
The Confederations Cup begins on June 17,
concluding with the final on July 2, with
Portugal in Group A alongside hosts Russia,
Mexico and New Zealand.
Germany are in Group B with Cameroon,
Chile and Australia.

Portugal's squad,

which includes uncapped
Porto goalkeeper Jose Sa, will be cut down to
23 for the Confederations Cup.
Portugal squad in full:
Goalkeepers: Beto (Sporting CP), Jose Sa
(Porto), Rui Patricio (Sporting)
Defenders: Bruno Alves (Cagliari), Cedric
(Southampton), Eliseu (Benfica), Jose Fonte
(West Ham), Luis Neto (Zenit), Nelson Semedo
(Benfica), Pepe (Real Madrid), Raphael
Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund)
Midfielders: Adrien Silva (Sporting CP), Andre
Gomes (Barcelona), Danilo Pereira (Porto),
Joao Mario (Inter), Joao Moutinho (Monaco),
Pizzi (Benfica) and William Carvalho (Sporting
CP)
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid),
Gelson Martins (Sporting), Nani (Valencia) and
Ricardo Quaresma (Besiktas).