Portugal will make their World Cup debut on Thursday, but Fernando Santos’ team are not at ease in Qatar.

The Lusitanians are in a training camp about 30 kilometers from Doha, where the Portuguese Federation has set up a “bunker” to provide the players with a conducive environment for training.

According to Marca, around 100 journalists gathered at the first training session of the Portuguese national team, eager to get information from Cristiano Ronaldo, who criticized his club Manchester United in an interview with Piers Morgan.

“Cristiano Ronaldo’s explosive interview destroyed the peace in Portugal’s training camp. Chaos reigned on the first day of training at the Shahaniya sports center. Hundreds of journalists from around the world wanted to take part in the events planned by Portugal, but some of them could not make it. The access request had to be completed at least 24 hours in advance.

The security provided by the organizers of the World Cup was completely overwhelmed by the large number of media representatives who wanted to enter the training camp. They were Japanese, English, Spanish, English and Portuguese. It was a kind of circus.

Some Portuguese journalists stayed outside the training base and acknowledged the evidence: “Everything is happening because of Cristiano Ronaldo. That interview…’. Others say the increased attention on Fernando Santos’ team does not bode well.

Bernardo Silva appeared at the press conference, but more than half of the questions were about Cristiano Ronaldo. The answer was: “The information coming from England has nothing to do with the Portugal team. It’s not about me, it’s aimed at Cristiano Ronaldo.”

During the training sessions, Cristiano Ronaldo communicated the most with Pepe. Subsequently, Cristiano and Bruno Fernandes were separated by Fernando Santos in three training sessions, each at the same end of the pitch. This was stated by Marca journalist Javier Estepa from Qatar.

In Group H of the 2022 World Cup, Portugal will meet with Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea.

The composition of the Portuguese national team at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (Porto), Jose Sa (Wolverhampton), Rui Patricio (Roma).

Defenders: Diogu Dalot (Manchester United), Joao Cancelo (Manchester City), Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint-Germain), Pepe (Porto), Ruben Diaz (Manchester City), Antonio Silva (Benfica), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain), Rafael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund).

Midfielders: Joao Palinha (Fulham), Ruben Neves (Wolverhampton), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Joao Mario (Benfica), Mateus Nunes (Wolverhampton), Vitinho (Paris Saint-Germain), William Carvalho (Betis ) Seville), Otavio (Porto).

attackers: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid), Rafael Leao (Milan), Ricardo Horta (Braga), Gonzalo Ramos (Benfica), Andre Silva (RB Leipzig).