Ronaldo will team up with Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes and Joao Felix, but among those not included in the list of 26 players selected by coach Fernando Santos on Thursday were Joao Moutinho, Jose Fonte and Renato Sanches. Also not going to Qatar is Liverpool's Diogo Jota because of an injury.
Others who made the squad include Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias and 39-year-old central defender Pepe. Defender Antonio Silva, who is 19 and received his first call up, also will be going to Qatar.
The 37-year-old Ronaldo has been showing signs of a decline for the first time in his career but will still the the leader for a Portugal squad seeking its first World Cup title.
After finally earning a major international trophy at the 2016 European Championship, Portugal also added the title of the inaugural edition of the Nations League at home in 2019. But it didn't make it past the round of 16 at the 2018 World Cup or at Euro 2020.
Portugal squad:
Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (Porto), Rui Patricio (Roma), Jose Sa (Wolverhampton)
Defenders: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Danilo Pereira (PSG), Joao Cancelo (Manchester City), Antonio Silva (Benfica), Pepe (Porto), Ruben Dias (Manchester City), Nuno Mendes (PSG), Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund)
Midfielders: William Carvalho (Real Betis), Ruben Neves (Wolverhampton), Otavio Monteiro (Porto), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Joao Mario (Benfica), Joao Palhinha (Fulham), Vitinha (PSG)
Forwards: Andre Silva (Leipzig), Ricardo Horta (Braga), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid), Rafael Leao (AC Milan), Goncalo Ramos (Benfica).
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