Lateral Pauleta has returned to the squad of the Portuguese futsal team, to begin qualifying for the 2024 World Cup, the Portuguese Football Federation announced on Wednesday.
As for the team that won the Final, on September 18, against Spain, in Buenos Aires, coach Jorge Braz only brought back the Sporting player, replacing Fábio Cecílio, from Sporting de Braga.
For the rest, the coach reserves the remaining 13 elements for the first two matches of Group 4 of the main tie for the 2024 World Cup, against Belarus, on October 6, in Paredes, and against Lithuania, on October 12, in Kaunas. . .
The first group and the four best seconds qualify for the elite round, while the remaining seconds compete in a ‘play-off’.
Jorge Braz’s 14-man squad will focus on Sunday in Lousada, training in Paredes until the match with Belarus.
Guest List:
– Goalkeepers: André Sousa (Benfica) and Edu (Viña Albali Valdepeñas, Esp).
– Fixed: João Matos (Sporting), André Coelho (FC Barcelona, Esp) and Tomás Paçó (Sporting).
– Fixed/Extreme: Afonso (Benfica).
– Universal: Eric (Sporty).
– Laterals: Pany (Sporting), Pauleta (Sporting), Bruno Coelho (Benfica), Mário Freitas (Fundão) and Silvestre (Benfica).
– Pivot: Zicky (Sporting) and Neves (Sporting).
Source: TSF
