Joao Cancelo is the only Portuguese who was part of the eleven revealed at the ceremony The best from FIFA. As for Cristiano Ronaldo, he was left out.
Thanks to his brilliance at Manchester City, the new signing of Bayern Munich joined the eleven. He stands alongside Van Dijk and Achraf Hakimi in defence. The 28-year-old is the only Portuguese in the squad.
Cristiano Ronaldo was one of the favourites, but he was not selected in this final training session: the first in 15 years.
The eleventh of 2022 are: Courtois, Hakimi, Van Dijk and Joao Cancelo; Kevin De Bruyne, Modric and Casemiro; Messi, Mbappe, Haaland and Benzema.
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