Cristiano Ronaldo was consisted of in the Portugal team © AFP Cristiano Ronaldo was on Friday consisted of in the very first Portugal team revealed by brand-new coach Roberto Martinez, for Euro 2024 certifying matches versus Liechtenstein and Luxembourg. The 38-year-old “is really essential for the group,” the Spanish coach worried throughout an interview in which he revealed his team of 26. “I do not take a look at the age,” stated Martinez. Portugal will deal with Liechtenstein on March 23 in Lisbon prior to taking a trip to Luxembourg on March 26. Martinez stated his very first team “is very important since it is the beginning point” for Euro 2024. Ronaldo, whose worldwide profession started in August 2003 in a friendly versus Kazakhstan, holds the world record for males’s worldwide objectives with 118. History recommends that, if he goes back to the beginning line-up, he will enhance his overall in the next 2 matches, a minimum of versus Luxembourg. Portugal have actually played Liechtenstein 7 times, winning 6 and drawing one, a World Cup qualifier in 2004 which Ronaldo began however did not end up. They have actually outscored Liechtenstein 35-3 however Ronaldo has actually never ever scored versus the Principality. Portugal have actually dealt with Luxembourg 19 times, winning 17 and losing simply one, outscoring them 59-8. Ronaldo has actually struck 9 of those, his most versus any global group. Ronaldo has actually represented Portugal in every global competitors because Euro 2004, gathering a European champion winners’ medal in 2016. His mission to include a World Cup medal in Qatar in 2015, began well as he ended up being the very first gamer to rating in 5 editions when he transformed a charge in a win versus Ghana. He was left out of the beginning line-up for the last-16 clash as Portugal ripped Switzerland apart. When Portugal lost to Morocco in the quarter-finals, he began on the bench and ended the competition in tears. Team completely: Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (Porto), Jose Sa (Wolves/ENG), Rui Patricio (Roma/ITA) Defenders: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United/ENG), Joao Cancelo (Manchester City/ENG), Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Pepe (Porto), Ruben Dias (Manchester City/ENG), Antonio Silva (Benfica), Goncalo Inacio (Sporting Lisbon), Diogo Leite (Union Berlin/GER), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund/GER) Midfielders: Joao Palhinha (Fulham/ENG), Ruben Neves (Wolves/ENG), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City/ENG), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United/ENG), Joao Mario (Benfica), Matheus Nunes (Wolves/ENG), Otavio Monteiro (Porto), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA) Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr/KSA), Goncalo Ramos (Benfica), Joao Felix (Chelsea/ENG), Rafael Leao (AIR CONDITIONER Milan/ITA), Diogo Jota (Liverpool/ENG) (This story has actually not been modified by NDTV personnel and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) Subjects pointed out in this short article