Coaching staff of the Portuguese national football team has included striker Madrid "Real" Cristiano Ronaldo in the preliminary composition for the preparation for the Confederations Cup, which will be held in Russia. This is reported on the website of the Football Federation of Portugal. The list of players with 24 players is as follows: Goalkeepers: Betu, Rui Patrizio (both Sporting), Jose Sa (Porto) Defenders: Bruno Alves (Cagliari, Italy), Cedric (" Southampton, England), Eliseu, Nelson Semedo (both of Benfica), Jose Fonte (West Ham, England), Luis Netu (Zenit, Russia), Pepe (Real Madrid, Spain), Rafael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund, Germany) Midfielders: Adrien Silva, William Carvalho (both of Sporting), Andre Gomes (Barcelona, ??Spain), Danilo Pereira (Porto), Joao Mariou (Inter, Italy), Joe Ao Moutinho (Monaco), Pizzi (Benfica) Forwards:

Andre Silva (Porto), Bernardo Silva (Monaco), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, Spain), Gelson Martins (Sporting) Nani (Valencia, Spain), Ricardo Quaresma (Besiktas, Turkey). The final application of each national team for the tournament will include 23 players. The Cup of Confederations will be held from June 17 to July 2 in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan and Sochi. The Portuguese team will play in Group A together with the teams of Mexico (June 18), Russia (June 21), and New Zealand (June 24).

Original article: Ronaldo got a chance to play against the Russian national team at the Confederations Cup.