Team analysis
Portugal
| No. | Player | Born | Pos. | SCO | SUI | GER | ENG | GS | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Silva | 13/02/1997 | Goalkeeper | 80 | 80 | Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) | |||
| 2 | Hugo Santos | 08/06/1997 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 80 | SL Benfica (POR) | ||
| 3 | Rúben Dias | 14/05/1997 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | SL Benfica (POR) | |
| 4 | Pêpê | 20/05/1997 | Defender | 9+ | 80 | 1 | SL Benfica (POR) | ||
| 5 | Yuri Ribeiro | 24/01/1997 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 7+ | 75* | SL Benfica (POR) | |
| 6 | Rúben Neves | 13/03/1997 | Midfield | 80 | 80 | 28+ | 80 | FC Porto (POR) | |
| 7 | Diogo Gonçalves | 06/02/1997 | Forward | 76* | 58* | 80 | FC Famalicao (POR) | ||
| 8 | Gonçalo Rodrigues | 18/07/1997 | Midfield | 64* | 71* | 52* | 54* | SL Benfica (POR) | |
| 9 | Alexandre Silva | 16/03/1997 | Forward | 80 | 80 | 40+ | 80 | Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) | |
| 10 | Renato Sanches | 18/08/1997 | Forward | 80 | 80 | 80 | 1 | SL Benfica (POR) | |
| 11 | Luís Mata | 06/07/1997 | Forward | 24+ | 27+ | 80 | 2 | FC Porto (POR) | |
| 12 | Fábio Duarte | 11/05/1998 | Goalkeeper | 80 | 80 | SL Benfica (POR) | |||
| 13 | Ferro | 26/03/1997 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | SL Benfica (POR) | |
| 14 | Pedro Empis | 01/02/1997 | Midfield | 80 | 5+ | Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) | |||
| 15 | João Carvalho | 09/03/1997 | Midfield | 4+ | 22+ | 73* | 78* | SL Benfica (POR) | |
| 16 | Diogo Izata | 06/01/1997 | Defender | 80 | FC Porto (POR) | ||||
| 17 | Pedro Delgado | 07/04/1997 | Midfield | 16+ | 80 | 2+ | FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) | ||
| 18 | Buta | 10/02/1997 | Forward | 56* | 53* | 40* | 26+ | SL Benfica (POR) |
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Coach: Emilio Peixe
16/01/73
"It's a development process and it was an important moment for the young players. They made a very positive impression, though we wanted a different ending to the story. I think we showed quality and that, because of the way we were organised and our individual ability, we deserved to reach the final. I think we played the best-quality football at the tournament and, even though we went home sad, the players had good reason to feel proud of their performances."
Portugal team analysis
• 4-3-3 with single screening midfielder and two wingers
• Good teamwork by strong, compact defensive line from same club
• Rúben Neves the midfield pivot; excellent passing, switches of play
• Renato Sanches the skilful, creative link between midfield and attack
• Direct runs by interchanging wingers; attack well led by striker Alexandre Silva
• Fluent, progressive possession play based on neat short passing
• Well-structured team; high levels of individual and collective qualities