Scolari sprung a few surprises with some of his choices, especially in the selections of Maniche and Postiga.

The Porto midfield player gets his first call since the Portuguese lost to Iberian rivals Spain in September whilst Postiga is chosen ahead of Luís Boa Morte.

Among the midfielders, the only survivors from the Portuguese golden generation are Luís Figo and Rui Costa while 19-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo, Porto's Deco and the Benfica duo of Tiago and Petit provide some youthful vigour.

Portugal Squad - 2004 European Championship

Player

Club

Posn

Ricardo

Sporting

G

Quim

Braga

G

Moreira

Benfica

G

Jorge Andrade

Deportivo (Spa)

D

Fernando Couto

Lazio (Ita)

D

Ricardo Carvalho

Porto

D

Miguel

Benfica

D

Paulo Ferreira

Porto

D

Nuno Valente

Porto

D

Rui Jorge

Sporting

D

Beto

Sporting

M

Tiago

Benfica

M

Petit

Benfica

M

Costinha

Porto

M

Deco

Porto

M

Maniche

Porto

M

Rui Costa

Milan (Ita)

M

Luís Figo

Real Madrid (Spa)

M

Pauleta

Paris St Germain (Fra)

F

Cristiano Ronaldo

Manchester Utd (Eng)

F

Simão Sabrosa

Benfica

F

Nuno Gomes

Benfica

F

Hélder Postiga

Tottenham H (Eng)

F


Statistics up to date as of April 2004